Acts 8:14-17
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
In my experience, it is not a widely held disposition by Christians that the Holy Spirit is Someone who only comes upon people at certain times, not necessarily having to do with their profession of faith or baptism with water. Why do you think that is? It says right here in Acts that they had been baptized with water, but not the Holy Spirit. Do you think we deny this reality today? Also a question for wondering - what exactly do you think John and Peter saw that made them understand so readily that the Holy Spirit had not yet been received by these people?
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