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Originally Posted by Edward Anglin
This is a personal appeal to my AFF friends.
I ask everyone who believes in the Oneness of God, baptism in the name of Jesus, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost to choose a different forum home, from this point on.
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I believe in one God and I also believe that God is one. I believe in baptism in Jesus' name and I believe in the infilling of the Holy Ghost.
I was justified/saved/born again on March 28, 1955 when, at the age of 17, I asked Jesus Christ to come into my heart.
I was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ on October 27, 1955 at Elim Tabernacle (UPC) in Milwaukee, WI.
I was baptized in the Holy Ghost on Pentecost Sunday May 20, 1956 at Bethel Tabernacle (UPC) in Racine, WI.
I believe in
Acts 2:38. I believe I have experienced all three experiences of
Acts 2:38:
1. salvation
2. water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ
3. baptism in the Holy Ghost
I've experienced all three of those experiences, however, I do not believe I was any more saved after water baptism nor after Spirit baptism than I was before.
Not everyone on this forum agrees with my understanding of
Acts 2:38 but it is a valid belief held by many who call themselves Apostolic, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Full Gospel or just Christian.
Some times I may come off a little caustic in some of my comments here but I do not doubt the salvation or sincerity of those who do not see things the way I do.
Each of us here who loves the Lord and His Word is as important as any other on this forum. We need to do a better job of disagreeing without being disagreeable and a better job of contending without being contentious.