Have Ye Received The Holy Ghost Since Ye Believed?

Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?

Acts 19:1-6 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 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. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

The Doctrine Baptisms, Repentance or Adoption

Grafted In, Water, Holy Ghost, Fire

The Minister baptizes you in water.

The Holy Spirit baptizes you into Christ.

Jesus baptizes you with the Holy Ghost.

Mark 1:6-8 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

Luke 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh,

the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose:

He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Galatians 3:27 For as many of you, as have been baptized

into Christ,,,, have put on Christ.

Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Hebrews 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms,

and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead,

and of eternal judgment.

Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?

They were already saved. ( In Acts 19 )

Born of the Spirit vs. Baptized with the Spirit.

It’s not automatic.

Luke 11:11-13 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

It is a gift but it is a choice and no you will not get a demon.

God won’t say” ha, ha, ha ” and give you a demon.

He gave us power over demons and said to cast them out.

Luke 10:19 We have power over demons…

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents

and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:

and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

You must ask and receive by faith

just like salvation or any other gift.

Acts 1:5-8 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The baptism with the Holy Ghost is for power to live the Christian life… To witness, to worship and to win souls

and to do the work of the Lord.

Examples of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost

Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,

they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the

Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues,

as the Spirit gave them utterance(ability).

Acts 10:44-47 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?