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CHAPTER SIX
DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMS: PART II
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Write the Key Verse from memory. • Explain some of the purposes of the Holy Spirit. • Explain how to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. • Name the outward physical sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. • Identify the true evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit. • Recognize gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.
KEY VERSE:
But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
INTRODUCTION
In the last chapter you learned the definition of the word "baptize" and studied three of the four baptisms mentioned in the New Testament. You learned about the baptism of suffering experienced by Jesus, the baptism of John the Baptist, and Christian baptism in water. This chapter concerns the fourth baptism which is the baptism of the Holy Spirit.*
PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
After the resurrection and prior to His return to Heaven, Jesus gave important instructions to His followers:
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- This chapter serves only as an introduction to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. For a detailed study of the Holy Spirit, Harvestime International Institute offers a separate course entitled "Ministry Of The Holy Spirit.”