![]() ![]() There is a sequence to these ordin, and they build on each other. As part of this process, we believe that we’ve been commanded to make covenants or promises with God through certain ordin, such as baptism. But we believe Christ still expects effort on our part to keep his commandments and to try to become more like him. ![]() Christ is the one who makes that possible. The end goal for Latterday Saints is to return to the presence of God the Father after this life. So with that as a foundation, what then is the difference between, for example, feeling the Spirit before you’re baptized, or even if you never plan on being baptized, versus receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost after baptism? Allow me to illustrate. Baptism by water is but half a baptism, and is good for nothing without the other half, that is the baptism of the Holy Ghost. That You might as well bapt a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission of sins and getting up the Holy Ghost. The Latterday Saint Prophet Joseph Smith went so far as to say. And we continue to see this connection in other Latterday Saint Scripture as well in the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Now, this is not to say that our current policies and procedures exactly match those from biblical times.īut the idea is that baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost go hand in hand. Peter goes on to point out that this is a gift from God that cannot be purchased, indicating that only certain people had the authority to do this. When a guy named Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostle’s hands, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power that on whom soever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. Then laid they their hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost. For as yet he was fallen upon none of them, only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Peter and John were come down, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost. A few chapters later in Acts 8, Peter and John show how that gift was received by a group of recently baptized Christians in Samaria. For example, in Acts 2, verse 38, Peter says, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. All right, so the first thing I want to do is lay some groundwork just to establish that the gift of the Holy Ghost is not something we’re just making up. What is the gift of the Holy Ghost and what is the difference between just feeling or experiencing the Holy Ghost and being given the gift of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands. And this brings us to the subject of today’s video. That said, after someone is baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, authorized priesthood holders will lay their hands on the person’s head to confirm their membership in the Church and to confer upon them what we call the gift of the Holy Ghost. The influence of the Holy Ghost is not something that we believe is exclusive to Latterday Saints. His spirit body cannot be everywhere at once, but his influence can be experienced by anyone who is worthy of it at any time. The Holy Ghost is a sanctifier, a teacher, a comforter, and a revelator. He does not have a physical body of flesh and bone, but is rather a personage of spirit, hence ghost. ![]() Latterday Saints believe that the Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. ![]() Hey guys, so quick rundown on the Holy Ghost. What is the difference between feeling the Holy Ghost and receiving the GIFT of the Holy Ghost? – powered by Happy Scribe ![]()
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