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Originally Posted by Sam
That WASN'T the teaching of the folks who called themselves Apostolic Faith back in the early 1900's nor was it taught immediately after 1913. That is a later innovation that has taken over a lot of the Oneness Pentecostals but it was not the original Apostolic teaching of the New Testament church in the first century AD, nor was it the teaching of the folks upon whom the Holy Ghost was outpoured in the late 1800's and early 1900's. They were folks who were saved and they knew they were saved. They "discovered" a truth about an empowering experience called "the Holy Ghost Baptism" and they received and preached that experience. A little later they saw the importance of the Name of Jesus and, in addition to praying in that name, healing the sick in that name, evicting demons in that name, and reverencing that name, they began to baptize people in water in that name. The concept of two separate baptisms --one in water and one in Spirit--- being one new birth experience or one salvation experience was not part of their teaching. That has come along later and is a corruption of the New Testament message and has permeated the UPC and other organizations until it is often presented as the norm.
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As usual, you've put the view into the proper perspective, Sam. Another good post, brother.
Are you now attending a oneness Pentecostal church? Do they KNOW what you believe????
