David Bernard Weighs In on General Board Decision

[Sam]

Originally Posted by scotty

WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]

WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.


Where as others believe the baptism of the Holy Ghost is a part of the salvational plan

The belief that the HGB (Holy Ghost Baptism) is an experience separate from and subsequent to the salvation/regeneration experience is the norm among the folks we call "Trinity Pentecostal" i.e. Assembly of God, Church of God, Church of God in Christ, etc. That belief is also quite common among those we call "Oneness Pentecostal." That belief is also what was taught and preached by the Apostolic ministers for many years in our history but over the years has been supplanted by the belief that the HGB is part of the "plan of salvation" along with water baptism.