THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

“PENTECOSTAL”a broad term denoting those

following the “holiness” movement descended largley from the Methodist Church in

the late 1800’S

THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT

✦Began in 1901 when Charles Parham a Methodist preacher in Kansas began preaching “glossolalia” or speaking in tongues as the only evidence of one having received the baptism with the Holy Ghost

✦In 1906 William Seymour, a pupil of Charles Parham, began a massive weeks long revival in Azusa Street in Los Angeles.

✦Denomination formed in1914 in Hot Springs Arkansas with 300 delegates

✦In 2007 claimed 57 million members worldwide

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“The Ezekiel passage speaks about cleansing new believers from all spiritual

filthiness and replacing their heart of stone with a “new heart” and a “heart of flesh.” This takes place as a result of the

indwelling Holy Spirit, who will enable them to live in obedience to God's decrees

and laws. The promise predicts the New Testament teaching about regeneration.

Jesus spoke of the need to be “born of the Spirit” (John 3:5,8) and Paul, echoing

Ezekiel's prophecy, says that God “saved us through the washing of rebirth and

renewal by the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5). The result is an altered lifestyle made possible

by the indwelling Spirit.” http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_downloads/PP_Baptism_In_the_Holy_Spirit.pdf

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The question is not whether or not God will give His people

a new heart or a new spirit or even if He will place His Spirit within them; the question is how will he

accomplish this

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“...This takes place as a result of the indwelling Holy Spirit, who will

enable them to live in obedience to God's decrees and laws....”

1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be

obedient, to be ready for every good deed, 2 to malign no one,

to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for

all men. 3 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived,

enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in

malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior

and His love for mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not on

the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness,

but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration

and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

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6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified

by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of

eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy statement; and

concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so

that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.

Titus 3:1–8 (NASB95)

37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 “He who believes in Me, as the

Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39 But this He

spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the

Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 Some of the people

therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”

John 7:37–40 (NASB95)

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26 “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from

the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about

Me, 27 and you will testify also, because you have been with

Me from the beginning.John 15:26–27 (NASB95)

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13 “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but

whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to

you what is to come.John 16:13 (NASB95)

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6 But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into

heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ

up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we

are preaching,Romans 10:6–8 (NASB95)

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14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed?

How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they

are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”

Romans 10:14–15 (NASB95)

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1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be

obedient, to be ready for every good deed, 2 to malign

no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every

consideration for all men. 3 For we also once were foolish

ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending

our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God

our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, 5 He

saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing

by the Holy Spirit,

HOLY SPIRIT IN CONVERSION6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ

our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we

would be made heirs according to the hope of

eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I

want you to speak confidently, so that those who

have believed God will be careful to engage in good

deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.

Titus 3:1–8 (NASB95)

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one

is born of water and the Spirit he cannot

enter into the kingdom of God. 6

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is

born of the Spirit is spirit.

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7 “Do not be amazed that I said

to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and

where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

John 3:5–8 (NASB95)

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“SPIRIT”

pneumea

used 6 times in Jn 3 (vs. 5,6,8,34) translated “wind” once

used 24 times in the book of John translated “wind” once

used 104 times in the Gospels translated “wind” once

used 350 times in the N.T. translated “wind” once

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blows - “1. to breathe, to blow. 1a. of the wind”

sound - [phone /fo·nay/] 1 a sound, a tone. 1a of inanimate things, as musical instruments. 2 a voice. 2a of the sound of uttered words. 3

speech. 3a of a language, tongue

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“The Spirit speaks as HE wishes, and you hear His voice, but do not know where it comes from

and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the

Spirit”

HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM

“All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the

baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it come the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of

the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1–31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12–17; 10:44–46; 11:14–16; 15:7–9). With the baptism in the Holy

Spirit come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37–39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an

intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for

His Word, and for the lost (Mark 16:20).”

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“To summarize: At conversion, the Spirit baptizes into Christ/the body of Christ; in a subsequent and distinct

experience, Christ will baptize in the Holy Spirit.”

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11 “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with

the Holy Spirit and fire.

Matthew 3:11 (NASB95)

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7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them,

“You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?...10 “The axe is already laid at

the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the

fire. 11 “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His

sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He

will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up

the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 3:7–12 (NASB95)

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1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day

when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom

He had chosen. 3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many

convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. 4 Gathering them together, He

commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He

said, “you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy

Spirit not many days from now.”

Acts 1:1–5 (NASB95)

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APOSTLES

Acts 1:1–5

LIMITED GROUP

COMMANDED TO AWAIT THIS BAPTISM

ENDUED WITH “POWER FROM ON HIGH”

LIMITED TIME FRAME

WITHOUT HUMAN AGENCY

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“The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other

tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the

same in essence as the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4–10,28), but different in purpose and use.”

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“The most distinguishing features of the baptism in the Holy Spirit are that: (1) it is theologically and

experientially distinguishable from and subsequent to the new birth, (2) it is accompanied by speaking in

tongues, and (3) it is distinct in purpose from the Spirit’s work of regenerating the heart and life of a repentant

sinner.”

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12 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and

women alike. 13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip,

and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. 14 Now when the

apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them that

they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been

baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were

receiving the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:12–17 (NASB95)

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44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. 45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of

the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, 47 “Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as

we did, can he?” 48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they

asked him to stay on for a few days.

Acts 10:44–48 (NASB95)

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15 “And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. 16

“And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will

be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 “Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who

was I that I could stand in God’s way?”

Acts 11:15–17 (NASB95)

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The purpose of this baptism we are told is… “enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke

24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1–31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the

experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12–17; 10:44–46; 11:14–16; 15:7–9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit

come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37–39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence

for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His Word,

and for the lost (Mark 16:20).”