He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
He asked them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?' They were like, 'Wait, what? We haven't even heard that there IS a Holy Spirit.'
Sometimes we're missing out on things we didn't even know existed.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul is on his third missionary journey, spreading the Gospel and establishing churches in various regions. When he arrives in Ephesus, he encounters a group of about twelve men who were disciples of John the Baptist, having been baptized only for repentance but not yet receiving the Holy Spirit as part of Christian baptism. Paul questions them about the Holy Spirit to assess their spiritual state and guide them toward a fuller understanding of faith in Jesus.
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