Baptized with the Holy Ghost: A Pentecostal Perspective
Recently, my grandpa and I teamed up to write a book about our shared Pentecostal beliefs. The book is entitled Baptized with the Holy Ghost: A Pentecostal Perspective and is a brief explanation of what Pentecostals believe about the baptism of the Holy Ghost. In this blog post, I will briefly summarize the key points of the book. In the coming weeks, I will devote more time and attention to developing the themes of this summary. Simply put, Pentecostals believe in a post-conversion work of the Spirit that is for the purpose of being an effective witness for Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8) and is evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance (Acts 2:4). This work is for all believers and is received by faith, just like salvation is received. That Pentecostals have advocated this doesn't seem to be controversial. As we note in our book, "To be a Pentecostal is to believe in an experience of spiritual empowerment subsequent to conversion that is evidenced by spe