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Originally Posted by Felicity
Right. You can't formulate a doctrine on what Scripture does NOT say. I totally agree.
And that's the problem with the *3 steps to salvation* doctrine. Nowhere were people expressly commanded to receive the Pentecostal experience i.e. speaking in tongues to be spiritually regenerated i.e. born again.
"Repent and be baptized for the remission of your sin in the name of Jesus and ye SHALL receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For this PROMISE is unto you and to your children and to them that are afar off - to as many as the Lord your God shall call. 
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We weren't told to dip in water either but saw what those that knew what they were talking about did.