Friday, September 29, 2017

Is Spirit Baptism the Privilege of Every Christian?


Spirit baptism has been a much-debated issue since the 1870s when holiness-movement churches began breaking away from the Methodist church in America over issues of sanctification and seclusion from sin.

The conversation ratcheted up in the aftermath of the Azusa Street events that launched the modern Pentecostal movement in 1906. Currently, six or seven different interpretations concerning Spirit baptism have found broad support.

The main points typically debated are these: Does Spirit baptism occur at the time of conversion, or later? And, is it the privilege of every believer, or only for those who seek it as a separate experience? Read More

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