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Originally Posted by Esaias
It doesn't actually say he received the Spirit, either.
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True. But it does say that he straightway went and preached. Does the Bible ever say that Paul received the Spirit? And should we assume he didn’t ever?
It seems that God made provision for him to receive the Spirit. That was why Ananias went to Paul, sent by God that he would receive his sight AND be filled with the Holy Ghost. He received his sight but it doesn’t say he received the Holy Ghost. It certainly could be inferred though.
I can’t help but believe that we make a bigger deal out of speaking in tongues than the early church did.