Again, I don't deny that baptism is part of the expectation of believers. It happens after faith and repentance, though, and the faith is what has saved the person.
By the way, in the Cultish videos about United Pentecostal Church - International, they also mention this idea that Peter is the head of the NT church.
Out of interest, does your group claim apostolic succession, and require that hands be laid upon those who are baptized so that they can receive the Holy Spirit by an Apostle? That was the case of the cult I belonged to.
If you are claiming Acts is your model, then wouldn't you need an Apostle to lay hands upon the person to receive the Holy Spirit? Someone claiming to be at the level of the Twelve?
By the way, in the Cultish videos about United Pentecostal Church - International, they also mention this idea that Peter is the head of the NT church.
Out of interest, does your group claim apostolic succession, and require that hands be laid upon those who are baptized so that they can receive the Holy Spirit by an Apostle? That was the case of the cult I belonged to.
If you are claiming Acts is your model, then wouldn't you need an Apostle to lay hands upon the person to receive the Holy Spirit? Someone claiming to be at the level of the Twelve?
The biblical record indicates that receiving the Holy Ghost is not dependent upon the laying on of hands. Laying hands on a person is just one of the ways a person can receive the Holy Ghost. (Acts 8:12-17, 19:2-6) Luke expresses that if we ask for the gift of the Holy Ghost God will give it, (Luke 11:13) and as in the case of Cornelius and others God spontaneously poured His Holy Spirit upon them with no intervention of any kind. (Acts 10:44-48)