Wow so many opinions; so many possibilities;
so many maybes; could be; this happened to me;
I felt such and such; I'm not sure what happened but
it felt pretty amazing ...
And yet God always has only one way according to
his commandments; according to scripture:
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope
of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all,
and in you all.
Ephesians 4:
one way
and how does Jesus himself present this one way?
He tells us directly how it is and by what manner we all shall know
with confidence and all be of one accord:
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they
cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Mark 16:
There you have it. Simple. Straightforward. Even uneducated
fishermen can do it.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart,
and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of
you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are
afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Acts 2:
One baptism two elements: water and Spirit (John 3)
how do I know with 100% confidence that I have done
this by God's standards?
Exactly the same as the gospel and the first church
they all spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.