Part of the problem is that being indwelt by the Holy Spirit is not the same as the gift of the Holy Spirit.
All Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit...1 Corinthians 6:19.
The gift of the Holy Spirit is separate from that and so is its purpose. It is what was prophesied by Joel and evidenced on the day of Pentecost. While Pentecost was a one time event, you see the same type of thing occurring throughout the book of Acts concurrent with salvation or a short time after.
a brother do you have any scripture at all making any distinction between receiving the holy spirit or any other form of receiving the holt spirit ? I’d be willing to consider that but I’m not rec Finding anything in scriptire th at wouod suggest that here’s anymore th an just receiving the promise Jesus made of the holy spirit
See theres doctrine that explains it all is the thing believers receving the Holy Ghost is exclusively from Jesus doctrine and it’s exclusively given to anyone that believes the gospel
The thing is we can receive the holy ghost then deny it’s word in us and not follow the Holy Ghost or we can repent and start following him
abut there’s no varying degrees of receiving the holt spirit of Jesus wi th r we do or don’t from what I understand anyways I’m not aware of any doctrine that says you receive the Holy Ghost but then you need to receive it a different second way or anything like that at all
Do you know of any scripture that makes a distinction that might help me see what you’re saying brother ?
The holy ghost is freely available to all because of this
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having
received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.”
Acts 2:33 KJV
and so a few verses later Pete says this
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Acts 2:38-39 KJV
I’m not aware of any other receving of the holy ghost or any other event once you receive the Holy Ghost he’s in you “ indwelt “ not even sure that’s a term in the Bible but when you receive e holt ghost he lives in your heart
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”
Galatians 4:6
a there’s just believing and receving the holy ghost or rejecting and not receiving it then it’s time to learn from and follow to salvstion because just receiving the spirit isnt salvation we have to repent and be led by the spirit
“For it is impossible for
those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: but
that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”
Hebrews 6:4-8 KJV
Receiving the Holy Ghost doesn’t mean we can’t be lost it means we’re empowered now to repent and be saved