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The Holy Spirit
Who is the
Holy Spirit?
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The Holy Spirit is the third Person in the Trinity or Godhead. The Holy Spirit is not a force, but He is a person who is God and has been sent by God the Father as our Helper/Advocate/Comforter (John 14:16). The Holy Spirit has been sent by God for two distinct purposes: 1. For Salvation/Recreation (Ezekiel 36:26, Ephesians 1:13) 2. For Empowerment for Witness and Life through Baptism (More Below).
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit
There is Power in the Spirit
We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience received subsequent to salvation (John 14:17), with tongues as the initial physical evidence of having received the gift (Acts 2:4; 10:45-46; 11:15-17; 19:6). Jesus Christ is the baptizer (Matthew 3:11) and all believers within the Church Age are eligible to receive this baptism for the purpose of empowerment, witnessing and ministering (Acts 1:8; 2:39).
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
God's Power Today
We believe that all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit enumerated in the New Testament were intended by God to endure throughout the Church Age (I Corinthians 1:7; 12:28). These include the gifts of revelation (word of wisdom), word of knowledge, (discerning of spirits), gifts of power (faith, healing, miracles), and gifts of utterance (prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues), (I Corinthians 12:8-10). The purpose of the gifts is for the exhortation, edification and comfort of the Church (I Corinthians 14:26).