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< > Introduction God is pouring out His Spirit upon all flesh as He promised to do before the great and notable day of our Lord's second coming. It gives one great joy to hear that many thousands of God's children in every denomination are receiving the baptism in the Spirit with speaking with other tongues as on the day of Pentecost. Acts.2v4, 16v23,32-40. However, there is great consternation in some Christian circles, for the experience of the baptism in the Spirit with speaking with other tongues and the other gifts of the Spirit are looked upon by some with suspicion. Indeed, some view Pentecostal Christians in the same light as such heretics as Modernists, Spiritists, Jehovah's Witnesses Mormons, etc. However this charge will not bear the slightest examination, Pentecostal Christians are usually the most Scriptural, consecrated, evangelical, sacrificial and godly Christians that anyone can find. They believe in the inspiration and the infallibility of the Scriptures and that these Scriptures teach the virgin birth, true deity, compassionate humanity, sinless life, atoning death, victorious resurrection, high priestly ministry and glorious coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Indeed, every doctrine that the Scripture and the evangelical Christian holds as "fundamental" and "precious" is held by Pentecostal Christians, and their claim that the Scriptural evidence and support for a present day Pentecostal experience is absolutely unassailable. The critics of a Pentecostal experience are driven to a pathetically superficial misinterpretation of the Scriptures to justify their unbelief. To strengthen their weak arguments some have felt it necessary to magnify out of all proportion the excesses of a small minority of "Pentecostal failures" or "fringe fanatics" of the Pentecostal experience. But what Christian group has had no spiritual failures? Even the apostolic band could be looked upon as "not of God" by this method of examination. Christ was betrayed by Judas, denied by Peter and forsaken by all, and the Bible tells us of many good men who have failed God. Some Christians at Corinth were "Pentecostal failures," but though their lives were deplorable Paul recognises them as God's children and their spiritual gifts as genuine. 1Cor.1v2,7. 3v1-3. Are we to judge the faithful by the failures of the faithless? What kind of justice is that? I do not judge anti-Pentecostal Christians by their spiritual wrecks, indeed, the Bible tells me to sorrow over the fall of a brother and help to restore him. Gal.6v1. Christians who are filled with the love of God do not compile a catalogue of evil, or statistics of evil for the vilification of a fellow Christians. 1Cor.13v5. Mt.5v44-48. Let the tree be judged by its good fruit, not by the fruit that has gone bad, and let the critics remember that Jesus warned that it was very dangerous blasphemy to ascribe the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan. Mk.3v22-30. We ask, Can Satan be divided against himself? Can Satan possess a person who is born of the Spirit and washed in the blood of Jesus? Never! Never! Jesus promised that this was impossible. Lk.11v9-13. 1Jn.5v18. An apostate Christian may become possessed, but not a Christian who is walking in the light. We do not over-emphasise the gift of tongues and spiritual gifts, we just give them the place that the Scripture tell us to. It is the critics that say, and quite incorrectly, that this is our only theme, but this is the hobby horse of the critics, for though the Scriptures show that the Pentecostal experience has an important place in the Scriptures, it is Christ that is to have the pre-eminence in all things. Col.1v18. It is the attacks of the critics that drive us to defend the Pentecostal truths that are so precious to us. I hope that this booklet will help to correct some of the unscriptural teaching about the baptism in the Spirit and the gift of tongues that is being taught today. I also pray that these studies will be a blessing to all that read them and that through them many Christians may come to experience their Pentecostal heritage. W. H. Turner. January 26th. 2001. < >
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Introduction

God is pouring out His Spirit upon all flesh as He promised to do before the great and notable day of our Lord's second coming. It gives one great joy to hear that many thousands of God's children in every denomination are receiving the baptism in the Spirit with speaking with other tongues as on the day of Pentecost. Acts.2v4, 16v23,32-40.

However, there is great consternation in some Christian circles, for the experience of the baptism in the Spirit with speaking with other tongues and the other gifts of the Spirit are looked upon by some with suspicion. Indeed, some view Pentecostal Christians in the same light as such heretics as Modernists, Spiritists, Jehovah's Witnesses Mormons, etc. However this charge will not bear the slightest examination, Pentecostal Christians are usually the most Scriptural, consecrated, evangelical, sacrificial and godly Christians that anyone can find. They believe in the inspiration and the infallibility of the Scriptures and that these Scriptures teach the virgin birth, true deity, compassionate humanity, sinless life, atoning death, victorious resurrection, high priestly ministry and glorious coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Indeed, every doctrine that the Scripture and the evangelical Christian holds as "fundamental" and "precious" is held by Pentecostal Christians, and their claim that the Scriptural evidence and support for a present day Pentecostal experience is absolutely unassailable. The critics of a Pentecostal experience are driven to a pathetically superficial misinterpretation of the Scriptures to justify their unbelief.

To strengthen their weak arguments some have felt it necessary to magnify out of all proportion the excesses of a small minority of "Pentecostal failures" or "fringe fanatics" of the Pentecostal experience. But what Christian group has had no spiritual failures? Even the apostolic band could be looked upon as "not of God" by this method of examination. Christ was betrayed by Judas, denied by Peter and forsaken by all, and the Bible tells us of many good men who have failed God. Some Christians at Corinth were "Pentecostal failures," but though their lives were deplorable Paul recognises them as God's children and their spiritual gifts as genuine. 1Cor.1v2,7. 3v1-3. Are we to judge the faithful by the failures of the faithless? What kind of justice is that? I do not judge anti-Pentecostal Christians by their spiritual wrecks, indeed, the Bible tells me to sorrow over the fall of a brother and help to restore him. Gal.6v1. Christians who are filled with the love of God do not compile a catalogue of evil, or statistics of evil for the vilification of a fellow Christians. 1Cor.13v5. Mt.5v44-48. Let the tree be judged by its good fruit, not by the fruit that has gone bad, and let the critics remember that Jesus warned that it was very dangerous blasphemy to ascribe the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan. Mk.3v22-30. We ask, Can Satan be divided against himself? Can Satan possess a person who is born of the Spirit and washed in the blood of Jesus? Never! Never! Jesus promised that this was impossible. Lk.11v9-13. 1Jn.5v18. An apostate Christian may become possessed, but not a Christian who is walking in the light.

We do not over-emphasise the gift of tongues and spiritual gifts, we just give them the place that the Scripture tell us to. It is the critics that say, and quite incorrectly, that this is our only theme, but this is the hobby horse of the critics, for though the Scriptures show that the Pentecostal experience has an important place in the Scriptures, it is Christ that is to have the pre-eminence in all things. Col.1v18. It is the attacks of the critics that drive us to defend the Pentecostal truths that are so precious to us. I hope that this booklet will help to correct some of the unscriptural teaching about the baptism in the Spirit and the gift of tongues that is being taught today. I also pray that these studies will be a blessing to all that read them and that through them many Christians may come to experience their Pentecostal heritage. W. H. Turner. January 26th. 2001.

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