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I am a Christian, but I have lots of questions. I’ve found some answers. But for every answer I find to my satisfaction, it seems like I come up with a couple more questions. I suspect that there are some Christians on this board with similar questions—or perhaps some non-Christian posters who have questions about Christianity—so here goes. btw, I am hoping this can be a thread to discuss God, the Bible, and Christianity—sort of an online bible study—not to debate the existence of God, but rather to discuss aspects of Christianity. I'm not sure it will be possible to have such a conversation on HB, but it's worth a try. (O/U on the number of posts before some joker touts the Flying Spaghetti Monster: 12) ======= Okay, one question I have concerns the Holy Spirit. At one extreme, some Born Again Christians claim you can’t be Born Again until you receive the Holy Spirit. At the other extreme, I had one minister tell me that the Holy Spirit does not exist today—that it only existed during the generation alive when Christ was crucified. He said those who claim to have received the Holy Spirit are headed down the wrong path. So my question is, what gives? Does the Holy Spirit exist? And if so, do you need to receive the Holy Spirit in order to be born again?