There is the work of the Holy Spirit in the new birth, as we can see by the following scriptures.
JOHN 3:5-8
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of
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.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be BORN AGAIN.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not
tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is BORN OF THE
SPIRIT.
ROMANS 8:16
16 THE SPIRIT itself I Himself ] beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children
of God.
The Work of the Holy Spirit In the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
From these scriptures, we can see the work of the Holy Ghost in the new birth. But there is
also a work of the Holy Spirit that God desires to perform in the life of every believer
subsequent or following the new-birth experience, and that is called the infilling of the Holy
Spirit or the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
That is what Jesus was talking about in Luke 24:49 and
Acts 1:8.
LUKE 24:49
49 And, behold, I send THE PROMISE OF MY FATHER upon you: but tarry ye in the city
of Jerusalem, until ye be ENDUED WITH POWER FROM ON HIGH.
ACTS 1:8
8 But ye shall receive power, AFTER THAT THE HOLY GHOST IS COME UPON YOU: and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.
I had told the Lord that I believed in the baptism of the Holy Ghost, but that I wasn't sure about
the tongues part. The Lord spoke to me again, "What does Acts 2:4 say?"
Of course, I could quote these scriptures from the Book of Acts, but just because you have the
Word in your head does not mean that you really know what it means. In other words, you
need to have the revelation of God's Word in your spirit to really know and understand what it
means.
I quoted Acts 2:4: "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." I got that far and said again, "And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak. .. ."
Then I exclaimed, "Oh, I see it! I see it! It says, '. . . they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak WITH OTHER TONGUES' [Acts 2:4]. And when I get filled with the Holy
Ghost, I will begin to speak with other tongues too! Lord, that settles it. I am going right down
to the Full Gospel preacher's house and receive the Holy Ghost."
FFT: Tongues is not just the initial evidence of Spirit' baptism but a spirit-builder and edifier.
ACTION POINT: Receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit now!
INTERACTIVE SESSION: Do you believe in spirit-inspired tongues?
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