Baptism in Water Acts 10:47 “Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” The believer has the Holy Spirit before water baptism. Every child of God has the Holy Spirit and only children of God have the Holy Spirit. Believers always receive the Holy Spirit before they are baptized in water because the Holy Spirit is given to everyone who believes in Jesus Christ at the very same moment that they believe.

Holy Spirit Baptism The word baptism means to become identified with or to be made one with. It refers to the act of identifying one...