Holy Ghost Baptism

Dear Justabrother,

I have briefly reviewed your website. Nice job! I am a Christian from Seattle and also a defender of the faith.

Since I was born again I have always been aware of the deception of the "doctrine of man" rather than accepting the Bible at its Word. The Bible is the one and only authority regarding doctrine.

In reviewing your FART (which is crude, by the way, on a website based on holiness) you play off the premise of the world being flat and rejecting that argument. Again, nice job. But I see that you may have fallen into the same trap as our dear friends that described the world as flat. One of your favorite verses is Acts 2:37-38 which clearly states in v.38 that you will receive the Holy Spirit when you are born again. But on the page of "Doctrine Proclaimed" you say that you believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is given to those who ask for it.

My brother, that is a man made doctrine that cannot be supported by scripture without taking it out of context. Without the Holy Spirit one cannot be saved. He is our seal or surety to guarantee our salvation. How can the Baptism be a separate event? Where do you find that in scripture that is clearly supported without obscurity?

Please be sure that I operate in the gifts of the Spirit. I Iook forward to your response. Please do not take this too critically. If you knew my heart you would know that I am trying to convey a spirit of gentleness and respect (mixed in with some sarcasm). I applaud your work on your site but would only seek to purify what is not correct. Please sit before the Lord and ask Him about the FART acronym and how offensive that could be to a 90 year old lady that is seeking to find God.

We should be about clarity and purity and I believe that you should reconsider the statement about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

He fills us when we ask but His presence seals us at conversion.



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