“He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.”
and asked them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' They answered, 'No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit' — The disciples' ignorance of the Spirit recalls Apollos's incomplete knowledge (18:25). Paul's inquiry about Spirit-reception reveals his pneumatic theology: faith without Spirit-awareness signals incomplete Christian initiation.
Church Fathers on Acts 19:2
he said to them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since you believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said to them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe in Him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. Acts 19:2-4 For that they did not even believe in Christ is…
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