Acts 2:38

I. Voices of the past

A. Non-miraculous indwelling? (Coffman, McGarvey, Jackson)
B. Miraculous gifts of first century? (Boles, Camp, Woods)

II. Context

A. Joel’s prophecy of the miraculous (Joel 2:28-32)
B. Pentecost as the fulfillment of that prophecy (Acts 2)

III. “Receive”

A. Samaria (Acts 8:14-17)
B. Cornelius (Acts 10:44-47)
C. Ephesus (Acts 19:1-6)

IV. “Gift”

A. Samaria (Acts 8:18-20)
B. Cornelius (Acts 10:45; 11:15-17)

V. Parallel with Mark 16:16-18

A. Salvation and its divine conditions (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38a)
B. The gift of the Holy Spirit (Mark 16:17-18; Acts 2:38b)