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redhare67

When a person is baptised after accepting Jesus, do the person receive the holy spirit right there and then?
Mr. Falcon

short answer "no" with an "and", long answer "yes" with a "but".....
Seriously, that's a great question. And the wacky part is that you will get 39,900 different responses depending on what JW you ask.
redhare67

need toknow the position on this!
SweetBabyCheezits

[looking for a correlation between the question and the title...]
For non-confrontational purposes, I'd say it is just as operative upon a person the moment he emerges from the water as it ever will be. But I'm no JW.
james_woods

For a JW-centric view on this - one might ask this:
Does a JW get "annointed" at the moment of baptism, or do you have to pioneer for a while, or at least be a regular publisher first?
redhare67

Is there no scripture to support, whether a person receives the holy spirit at baptism, besides JESUS, what about modern day christians?