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Originally Posted by Aquila
Isn't the Holy Ghost at work in their lives at the moment of conviction, faith, and repentance? Three steppers appear to think that the Holy Ghost comes into the picture when one is baptized with the Spirit. Not so. The Holy Ghost is received into someone's life by faith as they hear the Word, come to faith, are convicted of sin, repent of sin, seek to be water baptized, and then baptized with the power of the Spirit.
It's all the work of the Holy Ghost in one's life from start to finish.
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How does one know they have the Holy Ghost?
Acts 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye
believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
The folks believed in Jesus, but didn't have the Holy Ghost.
So to answer your question
"Isn't the Holy Ghost at work in their lives at the moment of conviction, faith, and repentance?"
I would say no due to the context of
Acts 19:1-6.
They had been preached "Jesus", but hadn't been baptized nor received the Holy Ghost. The people in
Acts 19:1-6 had been taught the "one step salvation", since they "believed", but Paul clarified that they needed to be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost.
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