The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Part V

“Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet He was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.” Acts 8:14-17

The people of Samaria had received the Word of God, they welcomed it, they believed it, and they were even baptized in the Name of Jesus, but as Jesus taught, that was only half of the process. Here we see God fulfilling His Truth, the second half of salvation, after believing they were baptized with the Holy Spirit! In the Acts 2 we saw that God just sent His Holy Spirit and the believers in the upper room were baptized, now here we see that God used believers to lay their hands on people and they were baptized with the Holy Spirit. God is God and however He wants to baptize us is fine. But the Truth is this: all who have been chosen of God and who have been saved will receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit! It may occur right away, or it may take some time, but if a person is truly saved then they will be baptized with God Himself! “And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.” Ezekiel 36:27