The context of this article has to do with regeneration and what it means to be a Christian – that is, one who has the Spirit of Christ, and therefore belongs to Christ. However, the article primarily considers the question, “When Do You Receive the Holy Spirit?” Specifically, it investigates whether believers receive the Holy Spirit when they believe – making receiving synonymous with believing; or whether believers receive the Holy Spirit after they believe – making receiving subsequent to believing.
There are basically two views on this matter – the traditional Evangelical view and the traditional Pentecostal view. The article presents these two views and a third view – which is a comprehensive view agreeing with certain aspects of the truth in both of the traditional views.
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