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The book of Acts reveals the transition from Judaism to Christianity, from the prominence of the law to the expanse of grace. For Gaebelein, Acts represents the earliest moments whereby grace becomes the normative way by which we know God. Pay attention to Acts, he says, to understand grace. Gaebelein approaches the book of Acts apart from what Ford C. Ottman calls “the yoke of traditional...

but also to the efficacy of the precious blood, and that Jesus is in glory at the right hand of the Majesty on high. It is therefore incorrect to ask God for the gift of His Spirit, or to plead promises which He fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. It is not scriptural to pray for a greater baptism of the Spirit, as it is often done, or, to ask God to give more of the Spirit. He has given us His Spirit, He seals every believer and indwells every child of God. And what are the purposes of the gift of
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