Lesson 1, The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit — An Experience Subsequent to Salvation

As a young denominational minister, I had been taught that when a person is saved, he has the Holy Spirit — which is true in a sense. However, my denomination taught that when one is saved, he has all of the Holy Spirit it is possible to have.

The Scripture passage below helped me see that there is an experience subsequent to salvation called receiving the Holy Spirit, or the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

These verses show that although the Samaritans were saved, the apostles didn’t seem to think they had all of the Holy Spirit it is possible to have.