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3.2 ACOP’s Response to the Schisms
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The signs mentioned in Mark are casting out demons’ speaking in new tongues, not getting hurt, and healing the sick by the laying on of hands. As Pentecostals, we have too often hung out hats on the speaking in tongues at the expense of the other signs. In the book of Acts, boldness was a sign of being baptized in the Holy Spirit and I would suggest that unless we see the evidence of boldness, all else is useless. Speaking in tongues was and is used as a way to share the gospel with the world around us. Laying on of hands, casting out demons, boldness, walking in the power and freedom of knowing we will not get hurt as we share the Gospel, to me, are greater signs of the power of Holy Spirit working in us than speaking in tongues.
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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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