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Originally Posted by Sherri
We have more people get the Holy Ghost in our church than in a lot of traditional Pentecostal churches, because we tell them it's a gift to be received and everyone should want it. We don't tell them it's a heaven/hell issue, which tends to make people seek it frantically, in my opinion. They lose the whole focus.
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We believe in the neccessity of the Holy Ghost. However, we teach it as an awesome gift that completely changes one's life. We teach it as a part of salvation experience but more emphasis is placed on the greatness of the gift rather than the consequence of not receiving.