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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name =The Baptism of the Holy Spirit |subtopics =Synopsis=[[Speaking in tongues]]* [[Justification]], [[Salvation]] |opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} |}}
However, a A belief in a personal experience of revelation and renewal has been a feature of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches since the time of [[John Calvin]], and a number of Protestant churches have adopted beliefs that might be generally called ''pentecostal'' or ''charismatic''. For these churches, believers ''must'' experience a gift of the Holy Spirit, either after or even before regular baptism with water.
===Pentecostal/Charismatic View===
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[[Baptism]] with the [[Holy Spirit]] is an experience described in the [[New Testament]]. In the [[Gospel of Luke]], [[Jesus]] describes it as "the promise of the Father", through which believers in Jesus Christ receive "power from on high" ([[Luke 24:49]]). According to the [[book of Acts]], Jesus further referred to the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience through which his disciples would "receive power, after that the Holy Ghost [was] come upon [them]" ([[Acts 1:8]]). Among various Christian groups, interpretations differ as to what the baptism with the Holy Spirit means to practical Christian experience. In [[Pentecostal]] theology, the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. Specifically, it refers to the experience of [[Pentecost]] described in the Book of Acts. Many other Christians understand Baptism of the Holy Spirit as the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that occurs on conversion.
==Contents=Views: Pentecostal versus traditional= {{topics}}* [[Speaking in tongues]]* [[Justification]] | [[Salvation]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article== [[Baptism]] with the [[Holy Spirit]] is an experience described in the [[New Testament]]. In the [[Gospel of Luke]], [[Jesus]] describes it as "the promise of the Father", through which believers in Jesus Christ receive "power from on high" ([[Luke 24:49]]). According to the [[book of Acts]], Jesus further referred to the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience through which his disciples would "receive power, after that the Holy Ghost [was] come upon [them]" ([[Acts 1:8]]). Among various Christian groups, interpretations differ as to what the baptism with the Holy Spirit means to practical Christian experience.
In [[Pentecostal]] theology, the '''Baptism of the Holy Spirit''' is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. Specifically, it refers to the experience of [[Pentecost]] described in the Book of Acts. In most mainstream Christian churches, Pentecost is seen as a single act that spread out the [[Holy Spirit]] or ''paraklete'' onto all believers. Individuals thereafter might or might not have similar experiences, but the single event of Pentecost itself was sufficient for all time and to ensure that all future [[baptism]]s would convey the gift of [[grace]].
In contemporary theology, there is a divergence between the two main strains of pentecostal believers, with some organized as [[Pentecostal]] and others as [[Charismatic]] churches. Both believe that the ''baptism of the Holy Spirit'' is spoken of by Jesus in Luke 11:13 and also Acts 1:5 and that it was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit prophesied in the [[Old Testament]] books of Ezekiel (36:27) and Joel (2:28-29). Both of these strains of Protestantism diverge from other churches in the essential nature of grace and what grace is granted without an individualized experience of the Holy Spirit.
Charismatics and Pentecostals both point to Ephesians 5:18, where [[St. Paul of Tarsus]] urges his audience to "''be filled with the Spirit''" using an imperative mood verb. Pentecostals see this as a gift and an experience different from that of [[salvation]], yet which follows salvation. Whereas other churches have seen being filled with the Holy Spirit to require piety and grace, Pentecostals and Charismatics have seen it as a requirement that all who are saved must have a pentecostal experience.
Members of the Holiness churches have also referred to the ''baptism of the Holy Spirit'' as a "second blessing" or "second work of grace". This language and practice eventually evolved into the modern [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] movement, and Pentecostals adapated the Holiness usage of the term as they understood it.
==Quotes== ==Links== {{returnto}} * [[Christianity]] -> [[Essence of Christianity]] -> [[Becoming a Christian]] -> [[Baptism]] | * [[Christianity]] -> [[Denominations]] -> [[Pentecostalism]] | * [[Christianity]] -> [[Bible]] -> [[New Testament]] -> [[Acts]] -> [[Acts 2]] -> [[Pentecost]]
