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Baptism with the Holy Spirit
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Baptism with the Holy Spirit (or
Baptism in the Holy Spirit) is a term used by
Jesus Christ in the
Christian Scriptures to describe the coming of the
Holy Spirit (
Acts 1:5-8). While the phrase "
baptism with the Holy Spirit" is found in the
New Testament, there are different views among Christian groups as to what it means. One view holds that the term refers only to the "once-for-all" event for the whole
Church described in the
Book of Acts 2
[1] while another view holds that the term also refers to an experience of the individual believer distinct from salvation and initiation into the Church.
[1]
Before the emergence of
Pentecostalism in the early 20th century, most
denominations believed that Christians received the baptism with the Holy Spirit either upon
conversion and
regeneration [1] or through rites of
Christian initiation. Since the growth and spread of Pentecostal and
charismatic churches, however, the belief that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is an experience distinct from regeneration has come into increasing prominence.
[2]
Pentecostal and charismatic
Pentecostal and
charismatic Christians believe that all Christians have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them.
[12] However, they believe that the experience commonly called baptism in the Holy Spirit is a separate and distinct experience occurring sometime after regeneration. Extending from this is the belief that all the
spiritual gifts mentioned in the New Testament are to be sought and experienced.
[2] It is the experience of Spirit baptism that initiates the believer in the use of the spiritual gifts.
Pentecostals and charismatics look to the Bible to support their doctrinal position. According to their biblical interpretation, the
Gospel of John 20:22 shows that the disciples of Jesus were already
born again before the Holy Spirit fell at
Pentecost. They then cite biblical examples in the Book of Acts 2, 8, 10, and 19 to show that it was common in the New Testament for Spirit baptism to occur after conversion.
[13] In following the biblical pattern, they argue, Christians today should also ask Jesus for this baptism which results in greater power for ministry and witness. There are differences between Pentecostal and charismatic Christians' understanding of Spirit baptism.
Pentecostalism includes any denomination or group which has origins in the Pentecostal revival that began in 1901 and is most identified with the
Azusa Street Mission of Los Angeles. Some Pentecostal denominations teach that
speaking in tongues (glossolalia) will always follow Spirit baptism; though this is by no means universally believed or practiced among Pentecostals.
[14]
Charismatics trace their historical origins to the
charismatic movement of the 1960s and 1970s. They are distinguished from Pentecostals because they tend to allow for differing viewpoints on whether Spirit baptism is subsequent to conversion and whether tongues is always a sign of receiving the baptism.
[2] Some charismatics remain within existing Protestant and Catholic churches while others have started new denominations. The
Catholic Charismatic Renewal[15] believes that there is a further experience of
empowerment with the Holy Spirit. As stated by
Rev. Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, "baptism in the Spirit is not a sacrament, but it is related to a sacrament…to the sacraments of Christian initiation. The baptism in the Spirit makes real and in a way renews Christian initiation".
[16] Emphasis of the event is on the release of existing spiritual gifts already given to the individual through baptism in water and confirmation.
During the 1980s, another renewal movement emerged called the "Third Wave of the Holy Spirit" (the first wave was Pentecostalism and the second wave was the charismatic movement). Third wave charismatics stress that the preaching of the gospel, following the New Testament pattern, should be accompanied by "signs, wonders, and miracles". They believe that all Christians are baptized with the Holy Spirit at conversion, and prefer to call subsequent experiences as "filling" with the Holy Spirit.[2] John Wimber and the Vineyard churches are most prominently associated with this label.
