Note: The teachings here would not be
considered 'acceptable' by cessationists
(those who do not
believe that
the gifts of the Spirit are for today)
| Regardless, there will be no
teachings that:
1)
Deny that the Holy Spirit is expected as a gift upon baptism and
repentence
as preached in Peter's first sermon (Acts 2:37-39). The gifts of the
Spirit are mentioned thoroughly enough in many scriptures. These
gifts include, yet are not limited, to the gift
of speaking in tongues.
2) Propose that a rigidly
defined spiritual gifting or sign is needed as 'evidence' of
salvation
or future entrance into heaven. In other words, no particular manifested gift
of the Holy Spirit is needed as 'proof' that a person is saved or in
good
standing with God.
3) Deny the
believer's right or
need to pray and ask the Holy Spirit
to fill or anoint, or to receive such prayers from another,
as often as needed and for any godly reason or purpose. (see Acts
4:18-31; Acts 8:14-24)
|
 The
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
chapter eleven of the "Disciple-Making Minister" by David Servant
Gifts of the Holy
Spirit 
Study
on the Ephesians 4 Ministries (medium
length-excellent)
Gifts of the
Spirit (very short)
How
Do You Know? (you
are in
the will of God, concerning your calling?)
(very short)
All
About The Holy Spirit and
Baptism
of The Holy Spirit
from Bible Basics Series |
FYI:
Charismatic
From
the Greek "charisma"
(Chi-Alpha-Rho-Iota-Sigma-Mu-Alpha)
XAPICMA
(using a "C" for the letter Sigma, as it sometimes appears)
noun,
neuter: "a gift (freely and graciously given), a favor bestowed
1.generally, the earthly goods bestowed by God 2. of special gifts of a
non-material sort, bestowed by the grace (charis - XAPIC) of God on
individual
Christians; of the spiritual gifts in a special sense Romans 12:6; I
Corinthians
12:4,9,28,30,31"
(This
above thanks to Eric Weiss)
A "charismatic"
is one who believes in the continuing post-apostolic
operation and bestowal by God of the "charisma" - e.g., tongues,
healing,
prophecy, Holy-Spirit-emparted words of knowledge and wisdom, etc. The
term "Charismatic" is NOT the same as Pentecostalism, even though some
of the present day 'historians' wish to mix the two. Direct witnesses,
such as myself, attest to this fact. See Charismatic
Movement for a description of this.Also of interest would be an old
prophecy in 1965 by the late Stanley Frodsham of the
pentecostal/charismatic
era. He warned of a departure from the Word of God by teachers, and of
the error of admiring 'anointed' 'superstars'. Since then,
Neo-Pentecostalism
has been plagued by personality cults and the like, just as this
prophecy
warned.
My
brief (shortened) testimony concerning the
Holy Spirit:
I grew up in an anti-Christian
home. However, at only 12 years old, I was saved through the ministry
of
the Baptists at one of their church revivals, and experienced the
indwelling
and "baptism" of the Holy Spirit at the altar during my salvation
prayer,
including what the Pentecostals called the "evidence of speaking in
tongues."
However, I had no idea what that was about and I had no idea who to
ask.
I did know it was from God and for a short time I preached to the kids
on the bus and anyone else I could share with. However, I
found I
was unable to answer
some of the questions given me and so I started reading the Bible to
find out more.
Alas, I started at the beginning in the Old Testament and because the
O.T. was for the most part irrevelant to many
of my questions, I ceased reading enthusiastically
by the time I was 15 years old. Finally, I did pray and asked
(begged) God for some
answers. Right after that, the Lord did send some
Pentecostals/Charismatic
believers my way, and they taught me pretty much the same as on the
Harold
Week site above. In any event, I was able to understand my
initial salvation
experience as well as know the scriptural basis for the other spiritual
gifts God was rapidly giving me, and I re-committed my life to the
Lord.
This was a very important milestone in my life and spiritual walk. One
of the most important changes to me personally was that I was able to
read
the Bible and comprehend it well, due to the ministry of the Holy
Spirit
in my life.
-Teri Lee Earl
