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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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The signs that follow the baptism of the Holy Spirit usually ,
1 . Speaking in tongues.
2. Casting out devils
3. The Empowerment to preach the Gospel and healing the sick.
These are some evidence of the miracle and signs of the Holy Spirit power operating within a person. To demonstrate, the tangible evidence of the power of Jesus Christ ( Trinue God Head).
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One of the other signs of the baptism of the Holy Spirit was healing the sick, this is an important sign as it is something that cannot logically be explained outside of a miraculous intervention. This is one of the ways that people who have yet to know the Lord can tangibly see and experience his power
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Driving out demons, speaking in new tongues, healing people, and being witnesses.
These signs are important because they portray a fuller picture of what it should look like to follow Jesus. We should be empowered by the Holy Spirit not just to speak in tongues, but also to see the Kingdom of Heaven drive out demonic oppression and sickness & disease, and see the lost get found.
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Some of the other signs listed in Mark 16 and Acts 1 that are listed as signs of being baptized in the Spirit are: driving out demons, speaking in other languages, healing, receiving power. These signs are important to the Pentecostal Movement, as these are other things that were being gifted to people in early Pentecostalism as a result of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. These passages in the Bible clearly illustrate how different people are gifted in different ways, and also how the Holy Spirit is so powerful and able to enable people to do miraculous things through the power of the Lord.
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