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1 | Baptism of the Holy Spirit, #2?!?!?!?!? | Eph 4:1 | jsmith34 | 36535 | ||
I have been wrestling with Baptism of the Holy Spirit for some time now. I have been going to an AG church for some time now and had been raised in a SB church for all of my life. When I got to the church i attend now i heard for the first time ever about this seperate baptism. red flags went up right away. i decided to look into it and i have heard countless sermons and read many verses. to help me along on my journey of truth, can somebody hook me up with some scriptural advice?!? | ||||||
2 | Baptism of the Holy Spirit, #2?!?!?!?!? | Eph 4:1 | NewLump | 36536 | ||
Boy J.S. the fur will fly with this one. Here's my two bits... Read Ephesians, several times. I believe that we(bible believing christians) have a lot of problems with mystery. We want to stay inside the lines and if we can't find them, we create them. Often when they don't truly exist in scripture. I've been through 3 breakups in churches over this matter. No one has it right. It's not all one way or the other. There is scripture that talks about the 'baptism' of the Holy Spirit. I don't know of a way to objectively say you've been baptised in the Holy Spirit. Some say it must be by speaking in tongues. I don't believe that is scriptural, others do. I don't speak in tongues but I believe I have been 'baptised' in the Holy Ghost. I have been slain in the Spirit(an interesting event). For me Ephesians holds the key to the balance. The supremecy of Christ and the extravagant work of the Spirit to develop the Bride for Him. All for the glory of God. Truly incredible, truly a mystery. The key issue I see in this long-standing debate is that the hallmark is the building up of the body of Christ, not the tearing apart of the body of Christ. Eph.4:15 "but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ," Remember it's not about being right or wrong, it's about becoming like Christ. May God grant you wisdom and insight in your pursuit of Him. |
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