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Name: Stephen T. Adair

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Course Name: The Doctrine o the !ol" Spirit

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Choose an aspect of the material in the course that is of special interest to you andwrite a 2000-2250 word (8-9 page) research paper detailing your findings. Here aresome topics to consider the pre-reformation era understanding of pneumatology! thereformation era understanding of pneumatology! the "iews of one leadingcontemporary theologian concerning pneumatology! or the wor# of the $pirit in

fostering holiness in the li"es of %elie"ers. &e sure to anchor opinions you e'pressand assertions you ma#e to the information presented in the assigned readings andat least ten other rele"ant scholarly sources (e.g. theological wor#s e'egeticalcommentaries scholarly ournal articles and academic monographs) includingsources found in the Harold *. Hunter +heological ,i%rary (all formally citedaccording to the appro"ed style).

+he goal is not to summarie and uote (whether e'tensi"ely or freuently) whatothers ha"e said. /ather it is to integrate and assimilate information from outsidereading and research into the flow of your own cogent creati"e insightful and well-organied discussion. nclude an outline (for e'ample an introduction se"eral mainpoints and a conclusion) within the %ody of your paper and a %i%liography at the end

of all wor#s formally cited within the same.

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A major t"eological matter t"at continues to di,ide t"e C"ristian C"urc" concerns t"e nature

of 54aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit6% *ie7s are numerous$ differing not onl& bet7een$ but also

7it"in doctrinal sc"ools% 2or e8ample$ /eformed !"eolog& does not "a,e a 7elldefined$

definiti,e ,ie7 of 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit9$ but is di,ided bet7een t"ose t"at follo7 Cal,in

and "old a /egenerati,e ,ie7$and t"ose t"at follo7 Lut"er and "old a Sacramentalist ,ie7 ;%

#oreo,er$ C"arismatics are found in man& t"eological sc"ools and 7"ilst t"e& s"are belief in

c"arismatic spiritual e8periences$ t"e& "old different ,ie7s concerning baptism in t"e .ol&

Spirit% '%$ 5!"e AugustianDispensational Perspecti,e6$ in: Dieter$ #% E%$ Five Views onSanctification$ Counterpoints: 4ible and !"eolog& Series$ +onder,an$ 9?@$ p99%C"ung$ P%$ 5Cal,in and t"e .ol& Spirit: A /econsideration in Lig"t of Spiritualit& and Social Et"ics6$Pnuema !"e >ournal of t"e Societ& for Pentecostal Studies$ *ol% ournal of !"eolog&$ *ol%


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!"is paper seeGs to e8plore t"ese ,arious ,ie7s b& e8amining t"e scriptural basis for eac"

,ie7 and discussing t"eir ,arious strengt"s and 7eaGnesses% Discussion is restricted to t"e

e8perience of 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit$ and is not concerned 7it" spiritual giftings$ 7"ic" is

be&ond t"e scope of t"is paper%

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!"e term 5baptised in t"e .ol& Spirit6 ne,er used directl& to describe a specific e,ent $

"o7e,er$ in Acts 99:9F$ Peter associates 54aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit6 7it" t"e e8perience in

7"ic" t"e .ouse of Cornelius 5recei,ed6 t"e .ol& Spirit$ impl&ing similarit& 7it"

e8periences on t"e Da& of Pentecost% !"us t"ere is some degree of s&non&m& bet7een

baptism$ being filled$ recei,ing and t"e .ol& Spirit coming upon an indi,idualF%

!"e p"rase 54aptism in7it"b& t"e .ol& Spirit6 occurs just se,en times in Ne7 !estament

scriptures% !"e first four occurrences of t"e term are four independent Huotations of a single

utterance of >o"n t"e 4aptist at >esus baptism$ 7"en >o"n prop"esies t"at >esus 7ould

baptise in t"e .ol& Spirit and 7it" fire% In Acts$ t"e p"rase occurs on >esus lips$ 7"ere .e

promises .is disciples t"at t"e& 7ould recei,e t"is baptism in 5a fe7 da&s6%

It is not used to describe t"e recei,ing of t"e Spirit on t"e Da& of Pentecost$ b& Samaritans or b& t"e

.ouse of Cornelius%FL&on$ /% =%$ 54aptism and Spirit 4aptism in t"e Ne7 !estament6$ =esle&an !"eological >ournal

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!"e si8t" is a statement on Peters lips 7"ic" is remembering t"e earlier promises$ and so is in

t"e future tense$ but is referring to t7o occurrences t"at are actuall& in t"e past$ ,iK% t"e Da&

of Pentecost and t"e outpouring of t"e .ol& Spirit on t"e "ouse of Cornelius%

!"e se,ent" occurs in 9 Corint"ians t"is passage is t"e subject of debate as E8perientialists

assert t"at t"is passage does not refer to baptism in t"e .ol& Spirit$ but baptism byt"e .ol&

Spirit%

aiser@and =al,oord?bot" note t"at t"e first fi,e instances all looG for7ard to t"e e,ent$ and

in 9 Corint"ians is described as a past occurrence$ and argue t"at t"e e8perience of baptism in

t"e .ol& Spirit 7as a single$ oneoff uni,ersal e8perience t"at occurred at a specific point in

"istor&$ and t"at baptism in t"e .ol& Spirit continues to occur at t"e initiationregeneration of

e,er& belie,er 7it"out repetition of t"e same e8perience%

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Sc"olars are generall& agree t"at t"ere four occurrences 7"ic" ma& be regarded as baptisms in

t"e .ol& Spirit$ ,iK:

The Da" o -entecost(Acts :9


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description of t"e actual e8perience of Samaritan C"ristians$ but t"ere 7as clearl&

some tangible e,idence of t"e .ol& Spirits acti,it& as Simon$ 7"o 7as a magician

t"at "ad impressed t"e populace 7it" "is magic po7ers$ 5sa76 somet"ing t"at

impressed "im ,er& muc"%

The !o,se o 1orneli,s(Acts 9B:esus b& Apollos% Paul first baptised t"e

Ep"esian belie,ers into t"e name of >esus (9?:)$ and t"en laid "ands on t"em and

t"e& recei,ed t"e .ol& Spirit and t"e& spoGe in tongues and prop"esised (9?:F)%

2rom t"ese descriptions 7e ma& obser,e t"at eac" e8perience is uniHue 9B on t"ree occasions

t"ose baptised 7it" t"e Spirit 7ere alread& belie,ers 99t7o occasions 7ere initiated entirel&

b& t"e .ol& Spirit$ and t"e ot"er t7o in,ol,ed t"e la&ing on "ands b& t"e apostles on all

occasions t"e e8perience 7as tangible to bot" t"e recipients and t"ose obser,ing and on t"ree

of t"e occasions t"e e8perience resulted in t"e recipients speaGing in tongues9%

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!"e booG of Acts records fi,e additional e8periences of being 5filled6 7it" t"e .ol& Spirit%

="ilst t"ese occasions are ne,er described as baptisms in t"e .ol& Spirit$ t"e& are

e8periences of t"e .ol& Spirit 7"ic"

9BLoder notes t"at t"ere is no distinct pattern regarding Spirit baptism See: Loder$ A%$ 5!"e Classical

Pentecostal Doctrine of Spiritbaptism: Some E8egetical Considerations6$ MOQRT$ Spring BB$

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Acts 4;8: =it"out "uman mediation$ Peter is again 5filled6 7it" t"e .ol& Spirit and

speaGs 7it" boldness and clarit&%

Acts 4;3(: After pra&ing in t"e face of opposition from t"e aut"orities$ t"e belie,ers

7ere again 5filled6 7it" t"e .ol& Spirit and spoGe t"e 7ord of t"e Lord boldl&%

Acts 9;(7>20: ="en Ananias placed "is "ands on Paul$ "e 7as "ealed and filled 7it"

t"e .ol& Spirit% As a result 7as Paul began preac"ing about >esus 5at once6 (9?:B)9;%

Acts (3;9: Paul 7as again 5filled6 7it" t"e Spirit and spoGe prop"eticall& to El&mas%

Acts (3;$2: 2ollo7ing t"e e8pulsion of t"e Paul and 4arnabas from Pisidian Antioc"$

t"e ne7 belie,ers 7ere filled 7it" jo& and t"e .ol& Spirit%

Again$ from t"ese e8periences it ma& be obser,ed t"at eac" e8perience is uniHue$ is tangible

to bot" t"e recipient and t"ose obser,ing$ and resulted in ,erbal response$ including speaGing

7it" boldness and clarit&$ preac"ing 7it" aut"orit&$ prop"ec& and e8pressions of jo&%

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3n t"e first four occasions 7"en t"e 7ord 5baptise6 is used in connection 7it" t"e .ol&

Spirit$ >esus in t"e subject$ indicating t"at it is >esus t"at 7ill baptise 7it" t"e .ol& Spirit% In

t"e fift" (Acts 9:)$ si8t" (Acts 99:9F) and se,ent" (9 Cor% 9:9;) uses of t"e term$ t"e subject

is t"e disciples in ot"er 7ords t"e& are t"e recipients of t"e baptism in t"e .ol& Spirit% In

eac" of t"ese cases$ t"e grammatical form indicates as single$ once off e,ent 9


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4& contrast$ t"e term 5filled6 is used in different conte8ts% In Acts :9$ 7"ic" describes

Pentecost$ as 7ell as all ot"er occurrences in Acts9$t"e aorist tense is used$ indicating a one

off e,ent% .o7e,er$ in Ep"% :9@$ 5filled6$ is in t"e imperati,e present tense$ indicating a

continued or repeated e8perience9F%

=ood noted t"at t"e t"eological implications of t"is ,erse are crucial$ as t"e imperati,e

demonstrates t"at baptism in t"e .ol& Spirit is intended for all belie,ers$ and t"e present tense

rules out an& onceforall reception of t"e Spirit but points to a continuous replenis"ment

(literall&$ 5go on being filled6)9% #oreo,er$ t"at belie,ers s"ould be continuousl& or

repeatedl& 5filled6 7it" t"e Spirit is clear from scriptures suc" as Acts ournal of t"e Societ& for Pentecostal Studies$ *olume F$ No% 9$ SpringBB


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Sacramental ,ie7s of 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit$ suc" as t"ose ad"ered to b& 3rt"odo8 and

Cat"olic !"eologies$ teac" t"at 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit (C"rism) is a sacramental matter it

is t"e 'ift of C"rist$ but is conferred upon t"e belie,er b& a minister t"roug" t"e anointing

7it" oil immediatel& after 7ater baptismB (3rt"odo8 practice)9 or upon Confirmation

(Cat"olic practice)% 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit is regarded as distinct but intimatel&

connected 7it" 7ater baptism;$ 7it" bot" forming essential elements of t"e C"ristian

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E8periential ,ie7s$ suc" as t"ose asserted b& t"e .oliness$ Pentecostal;B and C"arismatic

mo,ements;9$ teac" t"at 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit is distinct from bot" regeneration ; and

7ater baptism;;% /at"er$ it is a subseHuent$ and significant e8perience 7"ic" pro,ides t"e

belie,er 7it" deeper sense of assurance concerning "is relations"ip 7it" 'od;


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bot" descripti,e passages$ 7"ic" describe subjecti,e e8perience and objecti,e didactic

scriptures


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7"ic" is t"us t"e instrument of grace in dra7ing t"e belie,er to fait" and engrafting "im into

t"e ingdom


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baptism 7as no longer regarded as essential to sal,ation$ and a /egenerati,e ,ie7 of baptism

7as adopted% Dunn also notes t"at Pentecostalism reacted against mec"anical Sacramentalism

and t"e dead 4iblicist ort"odo8& of t"e /egnerati,e ,ie7$ and instead emp"asised t"e

significance of e8perience of t"e .ol& Spirit;%

Despite more t"an a centur& of Pentecostalism$ and t"e rene7ed interest in t"e .ol& Spirit

t"at t"is "as engendered$ t"ere are still ,er& significant differences in understanding of

baptism in t"e .ol& Spirit% .o7e,er$ E8periential ,ie7s are no7 treated 7it" more s&mpat"&$

C"arismatic strains are no7 present in man& doctrinal sc"ools


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!"e man& ,ie7s of 4aptism in t"e .ol& Spirit ma& be described as falling in to t"ree distinct

genres$ ,iK%: Sacramental /egenerati,e and E8periential ,ie7s% Despite muc" dialogue

concerning t"ese ,ie7s it is unliGel& t"at an& consensus 7ill be reac"ed$ and t"ere remains a

disagreement 7it" respect to t"e timing of t"is e8perience% .o7e,er$ e8periences of t"e .ol&

Spirit are no7 afforded more credibilit&%

E8perience of t"e .ol& Spirit s"ould al7a&s be tested against t"e objecti,e teac"ing of

scripture$ and s"ould al7a&s be demonstrable t"roug" t"e lifest&le of t"e belie,er% Acts

pro,ides t"e onl& 4iblical descriptions of e8periences of 4aptism$ recei,ing and filling 7it"

t"e .ol& Spirit% Not7it"standing t"e subjecti,it& of t"ese descriptions$ it is possible to

conclude t"at:

Eac" e8perience is uniHue%

!"e e8perience is not al7a&s associated 7it" C"ristian initiation%

Eac" e8perience is tangible to bot" t"e recipient and t"ose obser,ing%

Eac" occasion resulted in ,erbal response$ including speaGing 7it" boldness and

clarit&$ preac"ing 7it" aut"orit&$ prop"ec& and e8pressions of jo&%

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