Based on the main passage, I want to deliver a message on whether “one can receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit through his own effort.” The Apostles at the time of the early church received power from God and were sent to various places by Him. There are several supernatural events in Acts, one of them being the Holy Spirit’s descent upon believers when the Apostles laid their hands on their heads. The Bible says, “When the apostles laid hands on those who had not received the Holy Spirit yet even though they believed in Jesus, they received the Holy Spirit.”
John Chapter 20 contains a record of Jesus’ resurrection. Our Lord rose again from the dead and told His disciples, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”...
What should a person who has received the Holy Spirit do? He should preach the gospel of the water and the Spirit to all...
In order to understand the truth of this beautiful gospel, one must first know and understand the sacrificial system performed to forgive people’s sins...