Baptism of the Holy Spirit

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. (Read more)

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