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Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
Through the laying on of hands (Acts 6:6), the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit in the same sense as the baptism in the Spirit that occurred at Pentecost (Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4).
- The Samaritans’ “two-stage” experience – first believing, and then being filled with the Spirit – shows that the “two-stage” experience of Christ’s followers at Pentecost was not abnormal. The experiences of both Paul in Acts 9:5-17 and the Ephesian disciples in Acts 19:1-6 were the same as the Samaritans. They accepted Christ as Savior and Lord (the Forgiver of their sins and Leader of their lives) and afterwards were filled with (baptized in) the Spirit. There is no set time between saving faith and baptism in the Spirit; it does not need to be long, as was shown with the Christians at Caesarea (Acts 10).
Baptism in the Holy Spirit does not save us. The necessary steps for salvation are repenting (admitting and turning from our own sinful way and toward God in faith) and yielding one’s life to Christ. But just as baptism in water is an outward testimony of what has taken place inwardly through salvation (Romans 6:4), so baptism in the Spirit provides outward evidence of the Spirit’s powerful presence flowing through a believer’s life. God’s Spirit already lives within and directs Christians’ lives from the point of salvation (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19). Yet, baptism in the Spirit is vital for experiencing God’s full power and purpose for their lives. In a sense, salvation puts the Holy Spirit into people, and being “filled with the Spirit” helps bring the Spirit out through them in powerful ways (Acts 2:37-39; 4:31).
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