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Updated Holy Ghost Series: Baptism with the Holy Ghost (Part 4)

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The host declares the cross of Christ as the sole power to become children of God, quoting John 1:10-12.

The episode opens with a theological reflection on the cross of Christ, emphasizing its power for salvation and new creation. It then transitions to the main topic: the baptism with the Holy Ghost, part of a series addressing ten foundational questions. The host states his bias in believing the plain reading of scriptures regarding Holy Ghost baptism and its miraculous manifestations. He introduces the day of Pentecost as the birthday of the church, noting that no souls were saved between Christ's resurrection and Pentecost. The host defines terms like 'charismatic' and 'glossolalia,' citing the Oxford Dictionary. He references NIH statistics indicating over 523 million Pentecostals or charismatics worldwide, with one out of four confessing Christians having spoken in tongues. The host contrasts this with dispensationalists who believe miracles ended with the apostles, using Acts 2:38-39 to argue the promise of the Holy Ghost is uncapped. The episode focuses on question nine: whether speaking in tongues began in 1906 and if 'that which is perfect' has come. The host presents historical evidence from scholars Stanley Burgess and Gary McGee, who document glossolalia in the third, fourth, and fourteenth centuries through figures like Origen of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, and Gregory Palamas. He also cites George Barton Cotton's 1927 book and research from Indiana Bible College, mentioning instances from the twelfth century (St. Hildegrand) to the nineteenth century (Urbanites, Dwight L. Moody revivals). The host argues that speaking in tongues has a continuous history, not starting in 1906. For the second part of question nine, he addresses 1 Corinthians 13:10, contending that 'that which is perfect' refers to eternal life in Christ, not the completed Bible, and notes that prophecies and knowledge haven't ceased either. The episode ends with a recap of answers to all nine questions and a preview of the next feature on receiving the Holy Ghost baptism.

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A forceful, citation-rich defense of Pentecostal gifts through the cross, Scripture, and church history.

This episode frames Pentecost as part of a larger Christian argument about the cross. Beginning with John 1:10-12 and John 3:16, it presents salvation as adoption into God's family and the cross as the turning point where captivity gives way to new creation.

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You can follow this fervent case from Calvary's cross to Pentecost, then into later reports of spiritual gifts across church history.

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