Faithofchristian
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Both views are correct. The Holy Spirit that descended upon the Apostles in Acts is the Holy Spirit that lives inside a true believer.
The Holy Spirit or Comforter the Gospel of John talks about is a man, not the Spirit of Christ in Acts of the Apostles 2.
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:17
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26
The Holy Spirit in Acts didn't teach all things, only reminded the apostles of what Christ taught and to follow His commands. There was nothing the Apostles taught that was in addition to what Christ taught. They could interpret what Jesus said, but they didn't have the authority to add to it. In other words they didn't start teaching anything that the apostles had not received from Christ when He was still alive.
You said ( The Holy Spirit or Comforter the Gospel of John talks about is a man, not the Spirit of Christ in Acts of the Apostles 2
My question is, As to how do you get the Comforter as being a man?
When there is no where in John 14:26, that Christ ever said the Comforter as being a man.
So how is it that you say the Comforter as being a man.
As you said above ( The Holy Spirit in Acts didn't teach all things)
But in fact it was the Holy Spirit that teach all things to the disciples.
For Paul to had written what he did and to what John had written in the book of Revelation, it was the Holy Spirit of God that teach Paul and John and all the other disciples what to write down and it was by the Holy Spirit that brings back to their remembrance what Christ teach them.