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To: SubMareener
You need to reread Acts about when the Holy Spirit indwells believers. It is not automatic. Some seed falls on rocky ground.

I think you've quite missed the point of the New Covenant.

Under it, one is not redeemed from sin, eternal death, and the Lake of Fire unless one is regenerated and has become a permanent residence of the Holy Ghost.

That state is conferred by God on the basis of committed, irreversible faith in His Son and Christ, Jesus, as Lord, and in His Blood, having become His tangible possession for ever.

You might want to reread Jesus' words of promise, especially John 10:25-30, 11:25-26, and 14:24-26.

Anyone who is not indwelt by the Holy Spirit is not saved from the wrath of The God.

Are you?

My impression is that your understanding of the parable of the sower and the seed is flawed.

5 posted on 07/19/2016 8:17:40 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1; Hebrews 11:6

Acts 8
14 Now when the †apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them †that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

Nelson, Thomas. Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 1066). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

Acts 19
1 And it happened, while †Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through †the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples
2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, †“We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, †“Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, †“John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would 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 hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and †they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

Nelson, Thomas. Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 1079). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

As I said, it is not automatic. And sometimes the Spirit come first and baptism comes later:

Acts 10
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, †the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.
45 †And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, †because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,
47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit †just as we have?”
48 †And he commanded them to be baptized †in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

Nelson, Thomas. Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (pp. 1069-1070). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.


7 posted on 07/19/2016 8:36:16 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!e)
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