THE EXPERIENCE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
(Acts 9:1-18)
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the
house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother
Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee
in the way as thou camest, hath sent me that thou
mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost (Acts 9:17).
Again, the key questions concern SUBSEQUENCE and EVIDENCE. The answers to the questions lie in whether Paul was converted when Jesus appeared unto him near Damascus or whether his SALVATION took place at the time he was baptized in water by Ananias. Of course, the Pentecostal would point out that Ananias, whom Paul has seen in a vision as he is praying, calls him "Brother Saul," suggesting that Paul had been converted and was a Christian. Ananias baptizes him in water and Paul receives the BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. Even though the EVIDENCE of speaking in tongues is not recorded, Paul writes to the Corinthians that "I speak with tongues more than ye all" (I Cor. 14:18).
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