Obstacles to the work of the Holy Spirit

Obstacles to the work of the Holy Spirit

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Failure to be continually filled with the Spirit (Acts 2:1-4 NIV)  When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. {2} Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. {3} They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. {4} All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Verse four of this passage uses the Greek tense called an ingressive aorist. That means that the event described was a one-time entry into an on-going experience. (Eph 5:18 NIV)  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,…
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Is the receiving of the Holy Spirit a once-for-all experience?

Is the receiving of the Holy Spirit a once-for-all experience?

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Baptism of the Holy Spirit not a once-for-all experience We have already noted that the expressions "baptized in the Holy Spirit" and "filled with the Holy Spirit" are interchangeable (Acts 1:8; 2:4). The following passages prove that being filled with the Spirit is not an once-in-a-lifetime experience. It continues to occur in a believer’s life when the believer calls on God for empowerment. Three instances in the Book of Acts bear this out. First, Peter experienced a fresh enablement of the Spirit when he and John were brought before the religious authorities following the healing of the lame man at the temple gate. When they were challenged as to the power by which the miracle was performed, Luke records: "Then Peter, filled [literally, having been filled] with the Holy Spirit,…
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Touched by God

Touched by God

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Manifestations (Jer 23:9 NIV)  Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and his holy words. (Rev 1:17 NIV)  When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. (2 Chr 5:13-14 NIV)  The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with…
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How to receive the Holy Spirit

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https://youtu.be/gkbqQB32esM   By asking for it(Luke 11:13 NIV)  If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Non-Charismatics response The disciples were now not to receive the Holy Spirit in answer to their own petition, but in answer to Christ's petition. Hence today the Holy Spirit is given to all who believe, because of Christ's prayer, without the individual asking for it. At the end of Christ's earthly ministry, he said: "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever". (John 14:16). Charismatics response Luke 11:13 is not talking about Christ’s prayer for the Holy Spirit.…
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Speaking in tongues

Speaking in tongues

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Are tongues the initial evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit? Evidences pointing to tongues being the initial evidence Tongues were obviously significantly associated with the Holy Spirit's initializing of the believer into the new covenant of Christ, as illustrated at Pentecost (Acts 2) and in Cornelius’ home (Acts 10), and also probably in Samaria (Acts 8) and Ephesus (Acts 19). (Acts 2:4 NIV)  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 10:45-46 NIV)  The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. {46} For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said, (Acts 19:6 NIV) …
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Anointing

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What is anointing? ANOINT describes the procedure of rubbing or smearing a person or thing, usually with oil, for the purpose of healing, setting apart, or embalming. (Source: Holman Dictionary) Anointing and power From ancient times the priests and kings were ceremonially anointed as a sign of official appointment to office, and as a symbol of God's power upon them. Jesus had a powerful ministry because of God’s anointing. (Luke 4:18 NIV)  "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed… (Acts 10:38 NIV)  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how…
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Is the receiving of the Holy Spirit a subsequent event to salvation?

Is the receiving of the Holy Spirit a subsequent event to salvation?

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Why baptism of the Holy Spirit and conversion are separate events. The baptizer is different. (1 Cor 12:13 NIV)  For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. “Scripture makes it clear there is an experience [at conversion] in which the Holy Spirit baptizes believers into the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13), and there is the [subsequent] experience in which Christ baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:11). These cannot refer to the same experience since the agent who does the baptizing and the element into which the candidate is baptized are different in each case” Non-Charismatics response The words “by one Spirit” should be better translated “in one Spirit”. In…
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Who is the Holy Spirit?

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https://youtu.be/ObPGoqNAI10 The Holy Spirit is God.Acts 5:3­4 (NIV) Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God." He is a living person, not just an impersonal spirit.Ephesians 4:30 (NIV) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. He was sent by Jesus after He went back to heaven so that Christians need not…
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