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Often people speak about two different relationships of the Holy Spirit to the believer. The Spirit is in (Greek word en) a person when that person receives Christ, and He comes upon (Greek word epi) a person when that person receives the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Is this distinction something that the Bible teaches?And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon (epi) him (Luke 2:25).
For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now (Acts 1:5).
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