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Questions

Commonly Asked Questions about the Holy Spirit

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "WITHIN" AND "UPON" EXPERIENCE?

The "WITHIN" experience is the rebirth of the human spirit. This is commonly referred to as being "born again" or getting "saved". This is the point where an individual receives Jesus as Lord and Saviour and the Holy Spirit comes within.

THE BORN AGAIN EXPERIENCE
John 3:3
   Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

THE WELL OF WATER SPRINGING UP INTO ETERNAL LIFE
John 4:13-14
   Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

DEPOSIT OF THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT INTO YOUR REGENERATED SPIRIT
Galatians 5:22-23
   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

The "UPON" experience is the Baptism (immersion) in the Holy Spirit or being filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 7:38, He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

THE INITIAL EVIDENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM IS SPEAKING IN OTHER (UNKNOWN) TONGUES
Acts 2:4
   And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:38-39
   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.

HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM IS A PROMISE FROM GOD. IT IS FOR POWER, FOR SERVICE AND FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
1 Corinthians12:7-11
   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

DO I HAVE TO TARRY FOR THE HOLY GHOST? NO!

In the Book of Acts, on the day of Pentecost, we see the Holy Spirit is making His appearance for the first time by manifesting Himself upon those people in the Upper Room who were all on "one accord". The Holy Spirit is yet in the earth and we do not have to wait for Him. Look up these scriptures and study them for yourself:

Jesus promised the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:49)
Jesus told His disciples to tarry (Acts 1:4)
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4, John 7:37-39)
The born-again believer need only ask and receive (Luke 11:9-13)

Marriage

Compatibility in Marriage

Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray and confess that my spouse and I endure long and are patient and kind; that we are never envious and never boil over with jealousy. We are not boastful or vainglorious, and we do not display ourselves haughtily. We are not conceited or arrogant and inflated with pride. We are not rude and unmannerly, and we do not act unbecomingly. We do not insist on our own rights or our own way, for we are not self-seeking or touchy or fretful or resentful. We take no account of the evil done to us and pay no attention to a suffered wrong. We do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but we rejoice when right and truth prevail.

We bear up under anything and everything that comes. We are ever ready to believe the best of each other. Our hopes are fadeless under all circumstances. We endure everything without weakening. Our love never fails - it never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. We purposely and consciously walk in the agape love of God.

We are confessing that our lives and our family's lives lovingly express truth in all things that we speak truly, deal truly, and live truly. We are enfolded in love and have grown up in every way and in all things. We esteem and delight in one another, forgiving one another readily and freely as God in Christ has forgiven us. We are imitators of God and copy His example as well-beloved children imitate their father.

Thank You, Father, that our marriage grows stronger each day because it is founded on Your Word and on Your kind of love. We give You the praise for it all, Father, in the name of Jesus.

Scripture References:

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (AMP)
1 Corinthians 14:1
Ephesians 4:15,32
Ephesians 5:1,2