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Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism · Intermediate

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Every believer is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ once, at the moment of saving faith, and is then commanded to be filled with the Spirit day by day; the evidence of His presence is His fruit, not tongues.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Why every believer is baptized by the Spirit once, at the moment of salvation

2

How the baptism of the Spirit differs from the command to be filled with the Spirit

3

Why the fruit of the Spirit, not speaking in tongues, is the evidence of His presence

4

What Pentecostals teach about a second blessing, initial evidence, and tarrying, and how Scripture answers

5

How to read Acts 2, 8, 10, and 19 as unique events in a time of transition

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