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Originally Posted by notofworks
I believe that if I seek, I find. Period. It's the promise of the Father to His children. It's no more complicated than that.
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Okay, here we go:
You keep saying, "It's not in the Bible." Holy Ghost seekers in the New Testament had no reason to doubt the Holy Spirit experience, because they had never experienced it before. They were all curious, and once they were willing to submit, they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2: they looked at one another and said, "What meaneth this?" They had no idea what the Holy Spirit was. After Peter explained what was going on, they sincerely wanted to receive the same gift. "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
Acts 10: Would you deny that the Gentile believers didn't have the faintest idea what the Holy Spirit was before Peter came? Again, they were sincere seekers.
Acts 19: "We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost." Again, they were ignorant of the experience, but they were sincere seekers.
Now, look at
Acts 8. Philip preached and baptized many, but they did not receive the Holy Ghost until Peter and John laid hands on them. Would you agree that there was a lapse in time between Philip preaching and the believers receiving the Holy Ghost? In this instance, we don’t even read of doubt occurring in their hearts, and yet, they did not receive the Holy Ghost immediately. How do you explain this?
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