How many times did you ask God for the Holy Ghost?

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by mfblume

SO are you saying Peter contradicted Jesus when Jesus said to ask for it? Just because something is a gift does not mean we do not ask for it. We do not work from it since it is a gift, but we ask.

Not saying that at all

I just see the Spirit given, similarly to the offer of the Father to the Prodigal: before the Prodigal could even open his mouth with his own schemes of earning a wage under a hired apprentance. He was restored immediately.

I'm not saying we SHOULDN'T ask for the Spirit, but neither am I saying we MUST. It was promised. It's a gift. I don't go around demanding my gifts. I wait until they are offered and I accept them.