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3.2 ACOP’s Response to the Schisms
Respond to ONE of the following questions in a paragraph:
- The ACOP Statement of Faith indicates that the initial evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues. Jesus spoke of other signs of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in Mark 16 and Acts 1. What are some of those signs and why are they important to the Pentecostal Movement?
- Some early Pentecostals believed that the proper formula for water baptism was “in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ”. Why did these early Pentecostals also change their beliefs about the Godhead?
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Some early Pentecostals believed that the proper formula for water baptism was “in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ”. Why did these early Pentecostals also change their beliefs about the Godhead? They had a Revelation of the Oneness of the Godhead
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1. The other signs are —–. Healing the sick, driving out things not of God in a person, and speak languages we never deemed possible. We can carry out the things God would have us do to bring hope and healing in Jesus Name. Hard to put it in words seems to huge and to important.
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@KarryMac Thanks for a great expansion of this list.
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I think as they questioned the WHY of baptism, people felt that they needed to follow Jesus and baptise people in His name. Similarly with the Godhead, a oneness view seems to put more focus on God and less on Jesus, whereas a Trinity of distinct persons allows us to continue to worship God while still seeking Jesus specifically.
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Some of the signs mentioned were healing of the sick, exorcism, poison proof, and tongues. They are important to the Pentecostal Movement, I think, because it proves the validity of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit described in the Scripture—baptism of the Holy Spirit was followed by supernatural manifestations. Anybody can claim that they got baptized of the Holy Spirit but apart from the signs, it is hard to confirm. Although, these things are more of a description (Mark 16/Acts 1) rather than a prescription.
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