Acts 8:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter and John pray for the new believers, that they might receive the Holy Ghost.
What Does Acts 8:15 Mean?
Arriving in Samaria, the two apostles do first what the church does first: they pray. Their request is specific — that these newly baptized believers might receive the Holy Ghost.
The Holy Ghost is not a doctrine to be filed but a gift to be received, and the apostles treat Him so. They do not assume, and they do not merely organize; they ask God. Jesus had promised that the Father gives the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him (Luke 11:13), and here two apostles kneel on that promise for an entire community of new believers.
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What does Acts 8:15 mean?
Peter and John pray for the new believers, that they might receive the Holy Ghost.