The next important experience after you are born again is receiving the Holy Spirit. Sometimes this can happen the same time as you get born again but yet it's a distinct experience. This experience refers to the special divine enablement to live the authentic Christian life you have received in Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:13 shows both the new birth and receiving the Holy Spirit experiences in one verse, "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit". When you got born again, you were baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ and then you are made to drink into the Spirit which is receiving the Holy Spirit. The early Church had special regard for the Holy Spirit. Act 8:14-15 bears witness, "Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John, who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost". Those who got born again in Samaria were helped to receive the Holy Spirit. It's not enough just to be born again, you must receive the Holy Spirit to fully and effectively live the Christian life. Apostle Paul asked some believers in Ephesus, "Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? (Acts 19:2). It turned out they didn't even know Him. Paul ministered to them and they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:6). Our next study will focus on how to practically receive the Holy Spirit.