But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Act 1:8 The Holy Spirit is the Gift Of Christ Jesus Himself.        We are weak in the flesh but by the power of His Holy Spirit we can do all things.       At the top of the list of `all things` is spreading the Gospel of salvation by Grace Through Faith.        Jesus did not say you will receive tongues or gifts.       He said you will receive power to be witnesses unto Him.       Tongues and gifts are for the church which is the Body Of Christ.

We also see a warning from the Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul regarding those believers who would extricate the Holy Spirit from their faith.     

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2Ti 3:5 Jesus said tarry in Jerusalem until you be endued with power from on high.       The power that was received was the Holy Spirit, the Lord Himself.        The Holy Spirit, who is the Lord, is the power of our faith.       To deny the power of the Lord is to deny the Holy Spirit in us who is Christ in us, our only hope.       Col 1:27

Power is essential to do work.     This is why we need the power of the Lord, His Holy Spirit, in us as we go forth in His name.     

Peter addressed the spirit of religion which invariably rejected the Holy Spirit in this:

You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do you. Act 7:51 The only way a person will go to the Lake Of Fire is by resisting the Holy Spirit who draws us to the Saviour, Jesus Christ.        It is interesting that most of nominal Christianity still resists the Holy Spirit.       They pray to the Father and they believe on the Lord Jesus Christ but they do not worship His Holy Spirit, having a form of holiness but denying the power thereof 2Ti 3:5.        Trinitarians have made the Holy Spirit the 3rd person of the godhead.       This is sacrilege as the Holy Spirit is the first and only person of the godhead.        Our Lord Jesus Christ is the body and voice of His Holy Spirit.       Those who would denigrate the Holy Spirit fall under the curse that Jesus spoke in Mar 3:29 and Luk 12:10.

At the root of all resistance to the Holy Spirit is control.     Many believers are not willing to surrender control of their body to the Holy Spirit.     Such often substitute good works in place of submission and obedience to the Holy Spirit.     

The sacrifices of the Lord are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O Lord, you will not despise. Psm 51:17 Repudition of life apart from the Lord and a desire to be in fellowship with Him is what the Lord looks for in each person.        When the human spirit, the Old Man, is rejected in favor of the New Spirit born of the Word and Holy Spirit, our body becomes a living sacrifice.

Coupled with the individual believer`s desire to maintain control is the church hierarchy which seeks to maintain control of individual churches and denominations.     This is done via doctrine and statements of faith.     It is also done by publicly disparaging those who are continuationists.     

We only need look at the weakness and ineffectiveness in all of Christianity to recognize that something is missing.     That something is the Holy Spirit.     

Again the cessationist would deny that they have rejected the Holy Spirit.     However, the evidence of the Holy Spirit is power as indicated above.     

To borrow from James: Show me the Holy Spirit without His power and I will show you the Holy Spirit by His power.     

Lastly, the main purpose of Jesus coming to earth was not for us to be saved.     Rather it was for us to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.     

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire: Mat 3:11 This is John the Baptist speaking about four things    → Water Baptism    → repentance    → Jesus    → Spirit Baptism.        Water Baptism is a sign that the person being baptized is repentant.       Repentance is necessary to access the Grace of the Lord.       Jesus is the object to which we turn toward away from our old ways of thinking, believing and living.        Though John does not mention it here, turning away from the old life to Christ Jesus and confession of Him as the risen Lord confirm our redemption by Grace Rom 10:9,10.        We are redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus.       Redemption is all on His part.       We add nothing to it.        Once we are Born Again as a result of repentance and faith In Christ Jesus we are to be filled with His Holy Spirit.        We respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ    → by turning away from unbelief and wickedness    → by believing that Jesus is `God`,    → by receiving Christ Jesus by faith as our Saviour,    → by asking Him to fill us with His Holy Spirit.        Spirit Baptism is the end-game for our existence on earth.           → the Holy Spirit is the Spirit Of Christ in us    → the Holy Spirit seals us to the Lord Jesus.           → Receiving the Spirit Of Christ is intimate union with Jesus.           → the Holy Spirit is Eternal Life in us    → the Holy Spirit in us is our expectation of glory    → the Holy Spirit is power in us to do the supernatural.           → the Holy Spirit is the witness of Christ Jesus in us.