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[Shelly Duffy]

WHEN DO YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT— BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER BAPTISM?
May 03, 2021 

Average reading time is about 5 minutes


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It is possible to receive the Holy Spirit before, during, and after baptism. The Bible has examples of all three. At Jesus’ baptism, He received a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Scripture says, “Immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove” (Mark 1:10). 

Likewise, during apostle Peter’s great sermon in Acts 2, he told his listeners, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). You also find an example in Acts 19 where some Ephesian believers were re-baptized by the apostle Paul, and at the point of baptism they received the Spirit (verse 6). 

Some received the Holy Spirit before they were baptized in water. For example, while Cornelius the centurion and his family listened to Peter’s preaching, “the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word” (Acts 10:44). Afterward, they were baptized. 

Of course, the apostles and others were baptized in water by John the Baptist, but they didn’t receive the full filling of the Spirit until Pentecost. Then the Holy Spirit came in a mighty way and empowered them to preach. After that, the tide must have gone out a little but eventually came again at a later time (see Acts 4). 

The Holy Spirit is received in different “degrees” in a person’s life. It’s the Spirit coming into our lives that inspires us to surrender, be baptized, and experience conversion. The Spirit is given in cycles according to the need to prepare us for the work God has for us to do. 



KEY BIBLE TEXTS 
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place."
"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."
"And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them." 
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." 
Acts 2:1-4





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Shelley Duffy