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To: annalex
The Holy Spirit was given the Apostles only (John 15:26-27, John 20:21, Acts 2), ...

Afraid not ...

From Paul's letter to the church at Corinth ...
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

2,066 posted on 02/27/2006 5:38:28 PM PST by Quester
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To: Quester

No question, a Catholic receives the Holy Ghost through the sacraments of the Church, and from that point on the Holy Ghost resides in us, as St. Paul indicates.


2,070 posted on 02/27/2006 5:47:59 PM PST by annalex
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To: Quester; annalex
The Holy Spirit was given the Apostles only (John 15:26-27, John 20:21, Acts 2), ...

Afraid not ...

From Paul's letter to the church at Corinth ... 1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Quester, you are not as ignorant as the rest of the non-Catholics posting here. Surely you can understand that annalex was speaking of the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, which was to the Apostles only. The people addressed at Corinth have been baptised.

So of course they got the Holy Spirit, through baptism. Jesus passed the Holy Spirit on to the Apostles then sent them out to baptise the nations, thereby spreading the indwelling of the Spirit.

The claim is not that the Apostles were the only ones every to be indwelt, but that they were the first, and that their ministry was the vehicle used to pass it on to others.

SD

2,165 posted on 02/28/2006 7:25:44 AM PST by SoothingDave
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