Acts 1:5 “For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Unfortunately, there is a huge rift between the charismatics and the non-charismatics. There are a number of doctrinal differences, but the primary question is whether or not the “sign gifts” such as tongues, prophecy, and healing are still active today. Charismatics believe they are, and non-charismatics believe that they were primarily signs or proofs given to the early church which are no longer needed or active today.
Hebrews 2:4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. NIV
The question is not whether or not such gifts existed, but whether or not they are still active in the church today.
How bad is this rift? It’s so bad that some charismatics don’t think that non-charismatics are Spirit filled, and some non-charismatics feel a little uncomfortable even saying the words “Holy Spirit.”
Regardless of your position on the sign gifts, you must understand that the Holy Spirit is key to the life of a Christian. Amazing things happen in the book of Acts, and they start here, with the Spirit.
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