It would be nice to hear your complete thinking on this matter...from a to z. I know that all of us could rapid fire questions depending on where we are... but this student assembles ideas better when all of the pieces are layed out rightly related to each other.
_________________Ron Bailey
Ron B. said,
One of the things that gets me into trouble fairly regularly on these forums is the whole question of when a man or women receives the Spirit in the New Covenant sense... I see John Baptist who was 'filled with the Spirit from his mother's womb' (Luke 1:15,41) yet acknowledged that he did not have the Baptism which only Jesus could administer.
_________________Mike Compton
..that God is unique in how He deals with each soul. Man searches for recipe's for success where God just moves in and by the power of His Spirit in response to faith. When I first encounter the living God in a real and virtual way, I had no prior knowlege or experience to work with. I just asked God to make Himself real to me. He did and then some. Was I baptized in the Holy Spirit? I do believe I was.