NONE WERE INITIALLY BAPTIZED BY HOLY SPIRIT

​Let’s open up with this Scripture at Acts chapter 8, verses 14 and 15.
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… The apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the WORD of GOD, they sent Peter and John to them, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive Holy Spirit. 
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​Now, let’s look at this objectively. As a result of a great persecution that arose against the church in Jerusalem, the entire Body of Christ was scattered except for the apostles. See Acts 8:1-3. Philip, one of the church’s evangelists, went down to the city of Samaria to preach the good news of the gospel about Christ to them (Acts 8:4-5).

While there, Philip as an evangelist was having great success with converting and baptizing people in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:12-13). Because these men and women were the first non-Jews to receive the gospel, the body of apostles, felt it was needed to send Peter and John as official, apostolic delegates to Samaria to investigate the matter. Especially because of the Jewish-Samaritan relations that existed at the time.
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SIDEBAR: For decades, since the days of Jacob, there was fierce and long-standing hatred between the Jews and Samaritans. This existing enmity caused a great divide between these brother nations. One that seemed impossible to heal or mend. At least not until that encounter the Samaritan woman had with Jesus at the well (John 4:5-6). Hence why the Samaritan woman asked Jesus when he asked her for a drink of water from the well. “How is it You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans” (John 4:9). 

​Relations between these two groups were non-existed. Not only it created a divide in the culture and a nation of people. But it left many who rightfully belong to GOD and had a rightful place in GOD’s Kingdom and Kingdom work on the outside of GOD’s house and HIS ministry. I would really love to expand on this thought and how this is still today plaguing the church, especially between so call white and black congregations, black and white leaders, and black and white brothers and sisters in the faith. But GOD is not calling me to do that today. So, moving on. 
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The apostles were administrating Holy spirit
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So, Peter and John were sent to Samaria to confirm and check things out. Upon arriving, they learned that even though the people were being converted and baptized by Philip as heard. But none of them. NONE OF THEM were baptized by Holy Spirit (Acts 8:16).

Now, this is such a different understanding from what is being taught to us in the churches today. Many of us are taught that as soon as an individual is baptized, they are immediately endowed with Holy Spirit. Hence why so many in the church today believe that a Christian cannot be imparted and possessed by an evil spirit. What an erroneous understanding on our part. For we can clearly see that the Scriptures teach a completely different viewpoint. I’ll come back to this point in a minute.
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We also can see that not all preachers or teachers of the gospel are able to administrate the power of Holy Spirit in new converts. For Philip was only able to successfully preach the gospel to the point of baptizing people. Philp was not able to administrate the Promised Holy Spirit in the people. That was the gifting and special assignment given to the apostles like John and Peter. Hence, they were sent to Samaria so the people ‘might’ receive Holy Spirit. 
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Holy spirit cannot dwell in mess
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Did you also notice that the text used the word ‘might’? Even after qualified officials were sent to administrate Holy Spirit in the people. It was no guarantee that they will get it. Why? As a wise servant of GOD once said to her Bible student who was baptized and wanted desperately the promised Holy Spirit. “God (meaning HIS Spirit) cannot dwell in mess.”

This Bible teacher, whose name is Regina, wanted her Bible student to understand that just because she had gotten baptized did not mean she could now automatically receive the promised Spirit of GOD. It did not work that way. For many of us, at our baptism, we still were living a messy lifestyle. Many of us had not acquired the mind of Christ as of yet. Most of us have not been transformed. And until these things take place. Most of us in the church, have not received the promised Holy Spirit to dwell in us.

We can confirm this with the baptism of Simon the sorcerer. One of the men that Philp converted and baptized. After hearing the good news, Simon eagerly converted and got baptized (Acts 8:13). Then he observed the things that were taking place when Peter and John came and laid their hands on the people. He saw the power that exhume from the depth of their spirits and he desperately wanted that power. So, he approached Peter and John and said, “… give me this power also, that anyone on who I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Then he offended them money to buy the power of Holy Spirit. As we know. Simon never received the promise that was available for anyone who received Christ and was baptized. Instead, Simon was rebuked by Peter and almost died because of his reproach against Holy Spirit. 
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can church leaders not see and understand
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I hope many of you got this point. Yes, Christ promised all of us that He will send back to us Holy Spirit. See John 14:15-18, and 26. Without this part of the Spirit of the LORD, none of us will be able to fully understand the Scriptures and see Christ or ourselves in the Scriptures. We will not be able to obtain revelation nor operate in the power of any of the giftings of Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12). Hence why the church is powerless today against the attacks of the devil as well as man. We, like the Samaritans, have not received Holy Spirit. Let me say that again. Many in the church today – new converts and old, as well as seasoned Saints, like the Samaritans, have not received the promised Jesus assured us – that is Holy Spirit.

One reason for this is that the right men or women that are gifted to properly administrate this power of Holy Spirit in people, in the Body of Christ, have not been received or properly activated by the church, that is, its leaders. Noticed the church sent the APOSTLES – Peter and John. The apostles went and laid their hands on these new Samaritan converts and THEN the promised Holy Spirit was activated in them. Let me add. SOME OF THEM.

Do not the church and its leaders today see this? Do they understand that GOD is a GOD of order and there are things that must take place under the guidance and direction of GOD and HIS Spirit for the CHURCH’S POWER TO BE ACTIVATED ONE AGAIN? Do they not see and understand the ways of GOD?
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Your church, the Body of Christ is lacking the fullest of GOD because leaders, church leaders, refuse to govern themselves and their congregations fully upon and in the ways of GOD. But instead, they do so under the precepts and whims (that is, impulses, urges, notions, quirks) of man. So, we the church are powerless and losing battles that should already be ours.