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* Does the fact that the apostles baptized people in Jesus’ name support a oneness understanding of God?
* How can I reconcile the fact that the Samaritan believers in Acts 8 didn’t receive the Holy Spirit until the apostles laid hands on them with the idea that we receive the Holy Spirit simply by believing, as it says in Galatians 3:2?
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