ACTS1:15 EXPECTATIONSFORACTS WhatareprinciplesthattheLordusedtobeginthe church?(Someofwhicharestilloperatingtoday, someofwhicharenot) DidtheApostlesperformedmiracleslikeJesusdid asJesushadpromisedtheminJohn14? DidtheyremembereverythingthatJesustaught themasJesuspromiseinJohn14? HowdidtheHolySpiritworkedintheearlychurch? WhatareGodspatternsinthepursuanceof missions? WhatisGodsdesignforHisChurch?

? CONC:TheBookofACTSisthechiefsourceoffacts concerningthebirthofthechurchandgivestous thestrongcharacterofthefirstcenturychurch. Q:WhoistheWriteroftheBookofActs? A:LukeDoctorLuke. AuthorshipofthebookofActsistheHolySpiritand thewriterisattributedtoLuke.HewasaGreekand theonlyGentileChristianwriteroftheNew Testament.Hewasaneducatedman,andwelearnin Colossians4:14thathewasaphysician. Col 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Lukewasnotoneofthe12disciples. AlthoughLukeisnotnamedinthebookofActsasthe writer,hewascreditedwithauthorshipasearlyasthe secondcentury.InlaterchaptersofActs,thewriter usesthefirstpersonpluralnarrative,"we,"indicating thathewaspresentwithPaul.WeknowthatLuke wasafaithfulfriendandtravelcompanionofPaul. DateWritten: Between62and70A.D.,withtheearlierdatebeing morelikely.Fromapprox30AD(deathofChrist)to 60+AD(Totalof30years). NOTE:SomediscreditLuke'sGospelbecausehewas notoneofthe12disciples.However,Lukehadaccess tohistoricalrecords.Hecarefullyresearchedand interviewedthedisciplesandotherswhowere eyewitnessestothelifeofChrist. (About.com) DRLUKEACCORDINGTOJMAC LukewascloselyassociatedwiththeApostlesfrom aboutthetimeofJesus'death.AsLuketravelledin

thecompanionshipoftheApostles,hepennedwhat wasgoingon. Q:WHATISTHETHEMEOFTHEBOOKOFACTS? 1.ItisthebeginningofthechurchatJerusalemand itsexplosionuntilitreachesthecapitaloftheworld thecityofRome. 2.ItistheactsoftheApostlesinthebeginningofthe Churchintheearlycentury. 3.TheworkandguidanceoftheHolySpiritinthe establishmentofthechurch. HOLYSPIRIT,APOSTLES,ESTABLISHMENTOFTHE CHURCH,PROPAGATIONOFGOSPELUNTILROME. OURTHEMEOFBOOKOFACTS:Theworksofthe HolySpiritthroughtheApostlesintheestablishment ofTheChurchandthewitnessingfortheGospel fromJerusalemtotheworld(untilRome). OBS:Inthose30years,Lukepresentstoushowitwas thattheSpiritofGodsuperintendedcontrolledand empoweredtheexpansionofthechurch. THEOUTLINEOFTHEBOOKOFACTS (Readallthelastversesineachsections) Acts1:1~6:7 TheChurchinJerusalemandits beginnings. Acts6:8~8:39TheexpansionofChurchfrom JerusalemtotheprovinceJudea. Acts9:1~9:31ItsexpansiontowardsSamaria. Acts9:32~12:24TheconversionofPaulandthe conversionofGentiles(inAntioch)wherethey werecalledChristians. Acts12:25~16:5ChurchesinAsiaMinor Acts16:6~19:20BelieversinEphesusandCorinth andextendstheministryfurthertotheendsofthe world. Acts19:21~endPaulsmissiontoRomewhere heisimprisonedbutstillpreachesthegospel. 1ThefirstaccountIcomposed,Theophilus,aboutall thatJesusbegantodoandteach, firstaccount Q:IfLukewasthewriterofActs,thenwhatisthe meaningofThefirstaccountIcomposed? A:Lukemusthavewrittenapreviousvolumeof writingstoTheophiluswhichisthelifeandteachingof JesusChrist. Q:Whatbookisit? A:TheGospelofLuke

Luk 1:3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, Luk 1:4 that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed. OBS:BookofActs=TheGospelAccordingtoLuke Volume2 Q:WhathasLukehastodowithTheophilus? Q:WhoisTheophilus? JMAC:Theophilus,whichisacombinationoftwo wordsmeaning"belovedofGod,orfriendofGod, orloverofGod."Theophilus,(greekwordwhich meansheisagentile).Inthesecondcenturyhis nameappearsandthathewasaninfluential wealthyofficialinAntioch. LukemighthavebeenaGentiletoowhoalsowas fromAntiochandtheymighthaveknoweach otherforsometime.Beingadoctorhemustbe closetoTheophiluspublicfigure. OBS:ItisliketheyaregoodfriendsandareConverts toChristianity.Luke1:4saysthatTheophiluswas previouslyinstructedwiththeknowledgeofChrist andthereforehelongsandneedsmoreofteaching andhistoryofGodsmoveandpoweratpresent. OBS:TheophillusobviouslywantsdetailsfromLuke. SoitisverylikelythatthismanTheophiluswasavery highrankingRomanofficial(beingcalledMost ExcellentlikeFestusandFelixinActs24)whohad cometoChristanditisthisonetowhomLukepens thistwovolumesetontheworkofJesusChrist,His workonearthandHisworkthroughHischurch, volume2. OBS:ThankGodforTheophilus. PROMOTINGCHRISTIANITYTOTHEROMANS IfLukewasgivingadetailedaccountoftheChristians andthelifeoftheChurchwhichwasintheprocessof growthintheearlycentury,thereforewecaninfer thatTheophilus(ifbeingaRomanOfficialinAntioch) mighthavebeenincorporatingChristianitywhichcan beapartofcurrentRomanlifestyle.Thatitmeans thatChristianbeliefhasnothingtodowithany barbaricorpoliticalworldviewasawhole. Therefore,oneofthereasonsLukeiswritingthe

historyoftheBookofActsistotelleveryreaderthat itisokay(andmoresoitisurgent)thatChristianityto beapartoftheworldviewoftheRomansand Gentiles. Jesusbegantodoandteach I.JESUSTAUGHTHISFOLLOWERS Q:WhatmadeJesusbusyafterHisresurrection? OBS:BacktoVerse1,JesusstartedHisworkafterHis resurrectiontoteach(partofequipping)the disciples. OBS:Jesusfollowersmustfirstofallknowthefacts beforecommissioningitishighlyimportant. Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. OBS:Thatiswhatwemustdoalsobeforewegoout intotheworld.Wealsoneedtoknowallthefacts,the Whys&theReasonsbeforewegetouttothe world.Ifwe'regoingtocarryonHiswork,we'vegot tohavetherightmessage.(Peacebewithyou As theFathersentMe,soIsendyou) Joh 20:21 He spoke to them again and said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." JMAC:Wemusthavethepropermessage,wemust knowthegospelofJesusChrist.Wemustknowwhat theWordofGodteaches. Q:UntilwhendidJesustaughtthedisciples?A:Until JesuswenttotheFather. OBS:NotonlydidJesusteachthembutHealsodo withthem.JesuscontinuedtodoHisdeedswiththe believers. Mat 23:2 "The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the Scriptures. Mat 23:3 So practice and obey whatever they say to you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. NLT JMAC:Christiansfirstofallareignorantandnumber two,manyofthemwhoknowthetruthhaven't

learnedhowtoputittouseintheirlives.ThisiswhatI callspiritualknowledge(Spiritualonlywhereasit shouldbelivingknowledge).AndiftheWordhasn't gottenanypowertotransformyourlife,youcan't expectitinyourmouthtotransformanybodyelse's lifeorforthemtobelieveitcould. OBS:JesusisbothperfectandTeachingandinDoing. Somustwe.ThusJesusisourpatternforliving. OBS:Itisnotgreatwords,no.Itisnotgreattalent.It isnotgreatideasGoduses,itisgreatlikenesstoJesus Christ. 2Ch 16:9 The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on, you will be at war." 2untilthedaywhenHewastakenuptoheaven,after HehadbytheHolySpiritgivenorderstotheapostles whomHehadchosen. untilthedaywhenHewastakenuptoheaven OBS:Jesusfaithfullytaughtandtaughtthatthey mighthavespiritualknowledgetranslatedintoliving patternsuntilthedisciplesweresaturatedwithGods Word. OBS:ThesameglorifiedbodywhereHeborethe marksofHissufferinganddeathisthesamebody thatwentbacktotheFatheranduntilnow,itisthe samebody. (Thatiswhy) Heb 4:15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin. bytheHolySpiritgivenorderstotheapostles Q:WasJesusaloneinHisearthlyministry?A:No becauseTheHolySpiritiswithHimallalongThatis theFatheriswithHimtooThewholeTrinitywas theretogetherallalong. Mat 12:31 "Every sin or blasphemy can be forgivenexcept blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which can never be forgiven. Mat 12:32 Anyone who blasphemes against me, the Son of Man, can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come

Heb 9:14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. OBS:TheenergyfromwhichJesushealedthesick manwasviatheHolySpirit. OBS:JesuscantakeanyblasphemythrownatHimbut itisadifferentcaseagainsttheHolySpirit. Q:IfinthelifeofourLord,Heoperatedinthepower oftheHolySpirit,howaboutus? GODSWORD+HOLYSPIRIT=POWER Spurgeonsaid,"Wemightpreachtillourtongue rotted,wemightpreachtillour...tillweexhaustour lungsanddie,butneverasoulwouldbeconverted unlesstheHolySpiritusestheWordtoconvertthat soul." III.JESUSEMPOWEREDHISFOLLOWERS IV.JESUSCONFINEDTHEM V.HECOMMISSIONEDTHEM VI.HEPROMISEDTHEM II.JESUSAPPEAREDTOHISFOLLOWERS(Toconfirm thatHeisforreal) 3To[whom/these]HealsopresentedHimselfalive afterHissuffering,bymanyconvincingproofs, appearingtothemoveraperiodoffortydaysand speakingofthethingsconcerningthekingdomof God. Q:WhydidntJesusshowedHimselftotheunbelievers buttothebelieversonly?A:Theunbelieverswontstill believer.Itisupforustoconvincethemtobelieve. JesuswontcommitHimselftoanyonewithunbelief. Q:WhydidJesusprovidedtheearlybelievers convincingproofsduringthe40dayperiod?A:They needitinordertobelievemoreinJesusasGod,the Messiah,HispurposeandeverythingaboutHimself. OBS:DuringthistimeofJesusteaching,theymust haveaskmilliondollarquestionslike: AretheygoingtoleaveJudaism? Jewsarestrictmonotheists,howwilltheybelieve andstandonJesusastheMessiahandalsoas God?

Q:IfJesusdidnotappeartothedisciplesafterHis resurrection,whatwouldhavehappenedtothe disciples?A:Scattered. speakingconcerningthekingdomofGod OBS:JesusspokeaboutthethingsofGodsKingdom. Hemusthavediscussedsomanydetailsaboutit. OBS:Thisclearlymeansthatthispersonwhohave resurrectedandagainteachingandfellowshipping withthemisthesameJesuswhowaswiththemall alongin3ormoreyears.THATPROVESTHATJESUS HASRISENASGOD/HEHASPROMISED. OBS:Noteventhedeathandcrucifixioncannotdeter ChristsKingdom. Q:IfJesusistheKingoftheNewKingdom,thenhow willadeadkingruleakingdom?Ifthekingdomis aliveandwelluptonow,howcouldadeadkingrule overit? Q:IfthedisciplessawJesus,howaboutus?Howdo weseeJesustoday?A: Joh 20:29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." A:ItisourspiritualeyesthatmadeusseeTheLord. OurfaithandbeliefmadeusseeJesusandthiswe havetastedtheLord. Psa 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! PROOFOFJESUSRESURRECTION OneofthegreatestproofofJesusresurrectionisthe changedlivesofthedisciples. OBS:IfJesusisjustaman,Hewillnotbeableto inspiremillionsorbillionsofpeoplefrompastto eternity.IfHehadresurrectedandremainedin physicalbody,itisimpossiblethatHewouldchange me.HehastobeinaformtobeinallbelieversHeis forreal. 1Co 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 1Pe 1:8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

TheSpiritofGodrevealsChrist.HeshalltestifyofMe, HewillshowyouMe. Q:WhichismoreappropriatetotrueChristians? (a)IsawJesuslast5years (b)IhavebeenseeingJesusfor5yearsnow. 4[eating/lodgingtogether]Gatheringthemtogether, HecommandedthemnottoleaveJerusalem,butto waitfor[e]whattheFatherhadpromised,Which, Hesaid,youheardoffromMe; HecommandedthemnottoleaveJerusalem OBS:Hereitseemsthatthebelieverswerereadyto facetheworldandstartpreachingaboutGods kingdom. Q:WhydidntJesusorderedthemtoimmediatelygo outintotheworldandpreachtheGospelbutinstead dogoyetbutwait.?A:Thoughtheywereequippedby Jesusfulltimeteachingandgearedupwithloveand vigortotheLord,theirworkwillnotaccomplishany withouttheHolySpirit. Q:Whywerethedisciplesplanningtoleave Jerusalem?Whynotleavetheupperroom?A:Might bebecause,theywereafraidofthehardcoreJesus hatingJews. Luk 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." OBS:WhateverthepromiseofJesusistothe disciples,itsurelyaboutPOWER. Luk 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." Joh 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. InOT:TheSpiritofGoddescendeduponElijahthen theSpiritofGoddeparted.ThisishowtheSpiritof Godworked.Neverindwellingbutjustmovinginand outforaspecificpurpose. But,thepromisenowisthattheSpiritwillcomeand beinyou.That'sJohn14:17,oneofthereallykey versesinalltheWordofGod.

Luk 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" OBS:Jesusisinstructingnottoanythinguntilthe Spiritcomes.Thatmeansremovingthedependence inthefleshandlettingtheHolySpiritmoveyou.(Not bymightbytheSpirit). 5forJohnbaptizedwithwater,butyouwillbe baptized[with/in]theHolySpirit[g]notmanydays fromnow. OBS:ThebelieverswillallbebaptizedbytheSpirit. Forverse3 OBS:Thatiswhatwemustdoalsobeforewegoout intotheworld.Wealsoneedtoknowallthefacts,the Whysandthereasonsbeforewegetouttothe world.Ifwe'regoingtocarryonHiswork,we'vegot tohavetherightmessage.(Peacebewithyou As theFathersentMe,soIsendyou) BAPTISMOFTHEHolySpirit JMAC TheBiblesaysithappenstoeverybeliever. IthappensatthemomentyoureceiveJesusChrist. We'renottryingtotellyouthattendaysafteryou're saved,getready'causetheSpiritwillcome.That'snot whatit'steaching.Thisisatransitionalhistorical period. TheywerewaitingforthefirstcomingoftheHoly Spirit.Fromthenon,theSpiritofGodindwellsevery believerfromthemomentofsalvationorelse Romans8:9isalie Rom 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. ApersonwithouttheHolySpiritisn'tevenaChristian. ThatmeansaChristianhaswhom?TheHolySpirit. Thatsettlesit. FULFILLEDPROPHECY: Joh 1:33 "I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this isHe who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' '

Q:Inthisverse,whowasitthatbaptizedwiththe HolySpirit?A:Jesus Q:WhycanttheyhavetheSpiritsbaptismnowwith Jesus?A:JesushastocometotheFatherfirst. Joh 16:7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. OBS:Again,withouttheHolySpirit,itisimpossibleto beeffectiveinourendeavorsfortheLord.Nota singlesoulwillbetrulyconverted. HOWACTIVATETHEHOLYSPIRITINOURLIVES (JMAC) Eph 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, TheSpiritfilledlife:issimplyyieldingyourselftothe controloftheSpirit.Nowtheword"filled"intheBible appearsinconnectionwithadominantkindof attitude. EX:Itusesthesamewordwhenitsaystheywere filledwithrage,ortheywerefilledwithanger,orthey werefilledwithsorrow,ortheywere...Stephenwhen hewasbeingstonedwasfilledwithfaith,orAnanias andSapphirawerefilledwithSatan. Somebodywho'sfilledwiththeSpiritiscompletely overwhelmedwiththecontroloftheSpiritinHislife. It'sonethingtopossesstheHolySpirit,it's somethingelsetohaveyourlifetotallycontrolled andoverwhelmedbytheSpirit. Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Andthemoreyou'reintheBiblethemoresaturated youarewithJesusChrist,themoresaturatedyou arewithJesusChristthemoreHecontrolsyour thoughts,themoreHecontrolsyourthoughtsthe moreyou'refilledwiththeSpirit.Besaturated withGodsWord. OBS:Thatiswhyitwasaloteasierforthedisciplesto befilledfortheirexperiencewithJesusandthe teachingofJesustoo Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly

abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, OBS:Godisabletodoabundantlyandexceedingly manythingsaccordingtothepoweroftheHolySpirit thatworksinus.

12DISCIPLESOFJESUS SimonPeter:RenamedbyJesustoPeter(meaning rock),hisoriginalnamewasSimonbarJonah;[Mk 3:16]wasafishermanfromtheBethsaida"of Galilee"[Jn1:44],cf.Jn12:21.AlsoknownasSimon barJochanan(Aram.),Cephas(Aram.) Andrew:ThebrotherofSimon/Peter,aBethsaida fisherman,andaformerdiscipleofJohntheBaptist. James,sonofZebedee:ThebrotherofJohn. John:ThebrotherofJames.Jesusnamedbothof themBoaner'ges,whichmeans"sonsof thunder'.'"[Mk3:17] Philip:FromtheBethsaidaofGalilee[Jn1:44][12:21] Bartholomew,sonofTalemai;usuallyidentifiedwith Nathanael,whoismentionedinJn1:4551.[17] Matthew:Thetaxcollector.Thesimilaritybetween Mt9:910,Mk2:1415andLu5:2729mayindicate thatMatthewwasalsoknownasLevi.[18] Thomas:JudasThomasDidymusAramaicT'oma'= twin,andGreekDidymos=twin.DoubtingThomas. James,sonofAlphaeus:Generallyidentifiedwith "JamestheLess",andalsoidentifiedbyRoman Catholicswith"JamestheJust".[19] Thaddeus:InsomemanuscriptsofMatthew,the name"Lebbaeus"occursinthisplace.Thaddeusis traditionallyidentifiedwithJude;seebelow. SimontheZealot:Somehaveidentifiedhimwith SimeonofJerusalem.[20] JudasIscariot:Thedisciplewholaterbetrayed Jesus.[Mk3:19]ThenameIscariotmayrefertothe JudaeantownsofKeriothortothesicarii(Jewish nationalistinsurrectionists),ortoIssachar.Also referredtoas"Judas,thesonofSimon."[Jn6:71] [13:26]HewasreplacedbyMatthiasasanapostle shortlyafterJesus'resurrection. BOOKOFACTS WrittenbyLuke,ActsisthesequeltoLuke'sGospel, furtheringhisstoryofJesus,andhowhebuilthis church.Thebookendsquiteabruptly,suggestingto somescholarsthatLukemayhaveplannedtowritea thirdbooktocontinuethestory.

InActs,asLukedescribesthespreadofthegospel andtheministryoftheapostles,hefocusesprimarily ontwo,PeterandPaul. AuthoroftheBookofActs: AuthorshipofthebookofActsisattributedtoLuke. HewasaGreekandtheonlyGentileChristianwriter oftheNewTestament.Hewasaneducatedman,and welearninColossians4:14thathewasaphysician. Lukewasnotoneofthe12disciples. AlthoughLukeisnotnamedinthebookofActsasthe writer,hewascreditedwithauthorshipasearlyasthe secondcentury.InlaterchaptersofActs,thewriter usesthefirstpersonpluralnarrative,"we,"indicating thathewaspresentwithPaul.WeknowthatLuke wasafaithfulfriendandtravelcompanionofPaul. DateWritten: Between62and70A.D.,withtheearlierdatebeing morelikely. WrittenTo: ActsiswrittentoTheophilus,meaning"theonewho lovesGod."Historiansarenotsurewhothis Theophilus(mentionedinLuke1:3andActs1:1)was, althoughmostlikely,hewasaRomanwithanintense interestinthenewlyformingChristianfaith.Lukemay alsohavebeenwritingingeneraltoallthosewho lovedGod.ThebookiswrittentoGentilesaswell, andallpeopleeverywhere.

LUKE AUTHOROFACTS Thisisagoodquestion,andtobetruthful,Iwillsay thattheLukanAuthorshipofActsismoreofan opinionthanafact.Though,itisastronglybelieved andsupportedopinion.First,itmustbepointedout thatthestructureandlanguageusedinthebookof Actsindicatesthatitwaswrittenbythesameauthor asthegospelofLuke.Bothbookswerewrittentothe sameperson,"Theophilus".Plus,thebookofActs startsoffbyreferringtotheauthor'spreviouswork, whichbyitsdescriptionstronglyappearstobea referencetothegospelofLuke.Anotherreasonfor acceptingtheLukanauthorshipisfoundinthe evidencethatitwaswrittenbyaphysician,which Lukewas(Colossians4:14).Lastly,theauthor identifiedhimself,throughhisuseoftheword"we", asbeingnotonlyaneyewitnessbutacompanionof theApostlePaul,whichweknowtobetruefromsuch passagesasColossians4:917,andPhilemon2324. (2 Timothy 4:11. )However,thestrongestcase isthesupportoftheearlychurchfathersthat unanimouslyattributetheauthorshipofthebookof ActstoLuke PICKUPLINE OBS:WewillnoticethatfromVerse2onwards,Dr. Lukehadalreadyimmediatelystartedthenarrationof whathappenedaftertheresurrectionofJesus. Forverse3 OBS:Thatiswhatwemustdoalsobeforewegoout intotheworld.Wealsoneedtoknowallthefacts,the Whysandthereasonsbeforewegetouttothe world.Ifwe'regoingtocarryonHiswork,we'vegot tohavetherightmessage.(Peacebewithyou As theFathersentMe,soIsendyou) BAPTISMOFTHEHolySpirit NowthebaptismoftheHolySpiritwasgoingto come.Itwasgoingtocomeintendays.Itisaunique experience.TheBiblesaysithappenstoevery believer.IthappensatthemomentyoureceiveJesus Christ.We'renottryingtotellyouthattendaysafter you'resaved,getready'causetheSpiritwillcome. That'snotwhatit'steaching.Thisisatransitional historicalperiod.Theywerewaitingforthefirst comingoftheHolySpirit.Fromthenon,theSpiritof

Godindwellseverybelieverfromthemomentof salvationorelseRomans8:9isaliebecauseitsays, "HethathathnottheSpiritofChristisnoneofHis." Andthe"His"referstoChrist.Apersonwithoutthe HolySpiritisn'tevenaChristian.Thatmeansa Christianhaswhom?TheHolySpirit.Thatsettlesit.