Acts 1:5 At Pentecost (2:1-4) the Holy
Spirit was made available to all who
believed in Jesus. We receive the Holy
Spirit (are baptized with Him) when
we receive Jesus Christ. the baptism
with the Holy Spirit must be understood
in the light of His total work in
Christians.

1.) The Spirit marks the beginning of
the Christian experience. We cannot
totally belong to Christ without His
Spirit (Romans 8:9); we cannot be
united with Christ without His Spirit
(Romans 8:14-17; Galatians (4:6-7);
we cannot be in the body of Christ
except by baptism in the Spirit
(1 Corinthians 12:13).

2.) The Spirit is the power of our new
lives. He begins a lifelong process of
change as we become more like Christ
(Galatians 3:3; Phillippians 1:6).
When we receive Christ by faith, we
begin an immediate personal relationship
with God. The Holy Spirit works in us
to help us become like Christ.

3.) the Spirit unites the Christian
community in Christ (Ephesians 2:19-22).
the Holy Spirit can be experienced by
all, and He works through all.
1 Corinthians 12:11, Ephesians 4:4).