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What is the biblical basis for interpreting "born again", "baptized in the Holy Spirit" and "filled with the Holy Spirit" as different experiences?

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In the New Testament we find expressions such as being "born again", being "baptized in the Holy Spirit" and being "filled with the Holy Spirit". I can't pinpoint specific denominations, but in conversations with Christians I've noticed that some of them interpret them as having different meanings. For example, some claim that all Christians by definition are born again, but only a few are baptized in the Holy Spirit, whereas others think that all Christians are baptized in the Holy Spirit at the moment of conversion. Likewise, some claim that being baptized in the Holy Spirit and being filled with the Holy Spirit are interchangeable expressions, whereas others affirm that these expressions indicate completely different experiences. Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about: (https://www.ligonier.org/learn/qas/there-difference-between-being-baptized-holy-spiri/) , (https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/baptism-with-the-holy-spirit/16-is-the-baptism-with-the-spirit-the-same-as-the-filling-of-the-spirit.cfm) , (https://www.prmi.org/baptized-with-or-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) , (https://www.faithpca.org/blog/is-there-a-difference-between-being-born-again-and-receiving-the-holy-spirit) . What is the biblical basis for interpreting the expressions "born again", "baptized in the Holy Spirit" and "filled with the Holy Spirit" as different experiences?
Asked by user50422
Dec 4, 2020, 04:22 AM
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