Caesarea, believed the word Peter preached and were filled with the Spirit right then. Peter, seeing this, said, “Can any man forbid water that these should be baptized, in the name of the Lord” (Acts 10:44–48). We note that in both of these cases the Holy Spirit came upon new believers before they had a chance to be baptized in water. However, immediately after their acceptance of Christ they were baptized. For those who are believers, and are seeking the Fullness of the Spirit, Water Baptism would
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