Wednesday, March 4, 2009

What The Bible Says About The Baptism In The Holy Spirit

This message talks about what the Bible says about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Day Of Pentecost—Acts 2:1-4

Who - 120 already converted Jews

What - Filled with the Holy Spirit

Response - They spoke in tongues

House of Cornelius—Acts 10:44-48

Who - House filled with Gentile believers

What - The Holy Spirit came on all

Response - They spoke in tongues and praised God

Men of Ephesus—Acts 19:1-7

Who - 12 disciples from Ephesus

What - The Holy Spirit came on them

Response - They spoke in tongues and prophesied

Three accounts—only similarities

All were already believers

Holy Spirit came on them

They spoke in tongues

Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit

Apostles experienced this evidence

Apostles accepted this evidence

There is no other evidence in the New Testament