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Compass Bible ChurchMike Fabarez · May 9, 2021 · 47 min
The Promise of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-17) | Pastor Mike Fabarez
The delay of the Holy Spirit falling on the Samaritans in Acts 8 (and later the Ephesians in Acts 19) was a unique, one-time exception tied to apostolic authentication of the gospel crossing hostile ethnic boundaries, not the normal pattern for how believers receive the Spirit; every Christian receives the Spirit at the moment of conversion, making 'second blessing' or two-tiered Christianity theology a misreading of narrative text as normative instruction.
Stories told
philip preaching to the samaritanspeter and corneliuspaul's conversion on the road to damascusthe ephesian disciples in acts 19
Scripture referenced
Acts 8Acts 19Titus 3:51 Corinthians 8Romans 8:9Acts 10Galatians 3:21 John 4:13Romans 5:5Acts 8:14–17Romans 8:16Acts 8:17
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