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Lesson 28 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course 9

SPECIAL dispensation of spirit power
-- and consequently spoke in UN-
KNOWN tongues.
Based on this assumption, they
say that one first “joins” their church by
“repenting of his sins” and being
baptized by immersion, after which he
immediately receives the “Holy Spirit.”
(BUT WHAT CONSTITUTES REAL
SIN AND REAL REPENTANCE
THEY DO NOT KNOW. THIS IGNO-
RANCE VOIDS ANY POSSIBILITY
OF THEIR RECEIVING THE HOLY
SPIRIT OF YEHOVAH GOD!)
And they go on to erroneously
Revival meetings often lead many to be baptized “into” the
teach that some time afterward, one so
sponsoring church. But how many are taught the Bible
baptized, if he “seeks” it diligently
definition of sin -- what they must repent of -- before
enough in a “tarry meeting,” may
baptism?
receive “THE Baptism” -- a special
enduement of “Spirit power” which is
supposed to be AN ENTIRELY SEPARATE
If you were baptized for any of these
AND LATER SPECIAL ACT OR BLESSING
reasons -- your baptism was not valid
FROM YEHOVAH GOD.
BECAUSE YOUR MOTIVES WERE NOT
The teaching is that when one receives
RIGHT! YOU need to counsel with a true
this latter “baptism,” he always “speaks in
minister of YEHOVAH God as soon as possible
unknown tongues” -- that is, “unknown”
to be ABSOLUTELY SURE about your
languages. Often thrills and sensations are felt
previous baptism!
surging in overpowering waves through the
body. From that time all timidity and
“Tongues” and “Tarry Meetings”
bashfulness in “witnessing for Christ” is gone.
The tongue is loosened. The recipient now
Is speaking in “tongues” a PROOF of
boldly and loudly testifies in open meeting.
having received the priceless gift of YEHO-
Often in a jazzy manner and with a fluency and
VAH’s holy spirit? Many claim it is. Let’s notice
flippancy of “speech” never before possible!
what these people believe about this grossly
What is this strange phenomenon? Is it
misunderstood subject.
from YEHOVAH God? Is it used according to
There is a modern religious movement
HIS purpose? Or -- is this “unknown” speech
which ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVES that Peter,
from some OTHER source? Here’s the TRUTH
James, John, and the other apostles were all
from YEHOVAH’s own inspired Word.
converted and had received the holy spirit either
1. Does the Bible really teach anything
when first called by the Messiah, or while he was
about speaking in “unknown” tongues as these
yet alive. Then, having ALREADY received the
“tongues-seekers” ASSUME? I Corinthians
holy spirit BEFORE the Messiah’s ascension,
14:2.
his disciples, so they erroneously believe, had to
COMMENT: A vital key to our
“tarry,” and “pray down Pentecost," until, finally
understanding is that the word “unknown” has
on Pentecost, they “got their BAPTISM" -- a
wrongly been added by the translators of the
Avoid a Counterfeit Baptism!