The Holy Spirit Came

For God's purposes of salvation it was necessary that Jesus send the Holy Spirit. He came to the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. He went out from them in living streams to Jewish and then Gentile believers. It was He who would make effective all the blessings stemming from Christ's death and resurrection. The born again experience ensures His indwelling. He produces His fruits in the life. With the coming of the Holy Spirit, 'dunamis' or 'power' was promised for all. The baptism with the Holy Ghost bestowed as in Acts 2:4 is the replica for all to receive. Peter made definite the fact that what he and the others had received was for every believer of every day and age. The author deals with the many verses using this word 'dunamis' or 'power', showing that it means power to do a miracle and even the miracle itself. Therefore, every person receiving from Jesus Christ this baptism and who continues in the experience, has this power working within. This grace is of immeasurable power that produces a change from glory to glory while the same kind of prayer in the Holy Ghost continues to be a major factor in the Christian life. Power giving signs and wonders is assured as that one seeks and receives gifts the Holy Ghost provides.