Why do some of you think we can receive the gift of the Holy Spirit before we are baptized? Isn't that contradicted by Acts 2:38? I guess with God, all things are possible. God is Sovereign. If He chooses to give the Spirit before baptism, He can do that. But Acts 2:38 seems to link baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit. Of course, baptism is for the repentant. We must repent of our sins before any blessing from God can come.