Well, me and Samuel were just talking about this passage over some prata on tuesday and I just happened to chance on this youth pastor’s blog with a simple devotion on it about taking up the cross and counting the cost. I was just going to post it and stop there but I went to visit the church’s site just to check what they believe and found this:
We teach that the new-birth experience is comprised of repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit. This is the New Testament pattern for all believers to follow as a result of their faith in Christ. (Acts 2:38; Luke 13:1-5; Acts 10:44-48; Acts 19:5-6)
Well, some of these terms have to be defined more clearly like “new birth experience” and “Infilling of the holy spirit” and if the next statement is also a must
We believe that when a person receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit, that person will speak with other tongues under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:4; Acts 19:6; Isaiah 28:11)
and if the logic is a –> b –> c, then saved –> filled with holy spirit –> speak in tongues. Which we then have a major problem cos well.. long story.
Oh well.. the devotion still has value though 