The Holy Spirit’s Work Prior to Pentecost

By Micah Colbert | March 5, 2020

Many refer to the church age in which you and I live as the “Age of the Holy Spirit.” After Christ’s resurrection and ascension, the Spirit came to indwell, empower, and transform believers into the image of Christ (see Acts 1-2).1 Christians everywhere can now enjoy the fullness of the Spirit’s ministry in them, to…

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Does Spirit Baptism Occur After Conversion?

By Thomas Overmiller | October 9, 2019 |

Some charismatic teaching indicates that a person must undergo a separate experience of receiving (or being baptized with) the Holy Spirit sometime after conversion. To arrive at this perspective, they lean heavily and sincerely upon instances in Acts when this either did happen (Acts 2:4ff, Acts 8:14-17, Acts 19:1-7) or merely appeared to happen (Acts…

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Thirteen Characteristics of the Holy Spirit

By John Van Gelderen | May 17, 2019

The Scripture provides a number of phrases that describe the characteristics of the Holy Spirit. He is the Spirit of truth (John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13; 1 John 4:6). As such, He guides us into all truth and seeks to keep us from error. He is the Spirit of holiness (Rom. 1:4). As such, He separates…

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