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We
believe in the Holy Spirit, co-equal with the Father and the Son, who glorifies
the Lord Jesus, convicts people of sin, regenerates the believing sinner, and
permanently indwells all Christians. He
guides, instructs, empowers, and gives gifts to believers for godly living and
for service in building up the body of Christ.
Spirit baptism occurs once at the time of faith in Christ, but the
Spirit's filling [i.e.: control of the believer by the Holy Spirit] may occur
repeatedly after salvation. Some gifts
of the Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and miraculous healings, had special
significance during the New Testament apostolic period and are no longer in
operation during the present economy.
John 14:16-17,
26; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 6:19; 13:8; Ephesians 1:13-14;
4:30; 5:18; Titus 3:5-6; Hebrews 2:3-4
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