{"id":4652,"date":"2014-07-17T01:19:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T01:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pjhmail.wordpress.com\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2014-07-17T01:19:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T01:19:26","slug":"how-do-i-get-baptized-in-the-holy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/4652\/how-do-i-get-baptized-in-the-holy-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Get Baptized in the Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">Hi Pastor John,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">How do I get baptized with the Holy Spirit?\u00a0 How do I pray in the Spirit?\u00a0 PLEASE HELP ME.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">Litia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">============<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"background:white;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">Dear Litia,<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">The Bible tells us exactly what to do to receive the Spirit, and that is, repent and believe the gospel. \u00a0Repentance is a matter of the heart, and it can take a while for some people because our flesh resists it. \u00a0It would have us believe we have repented when we have not. \u00a0Many well-meaning Christian ministers ignorantly work with the flesh and tell people they have repented before they have fully done so. \u00a0But knowing men would arise and do that, God provided a sign so that we could know for ourselves when our repentance is complete and that He has accepted it: the baptism of the holy ghost. \u00a0And from everything I can tell in the Bible and outside the Bible, God&#8217;s proof that a person has received the baptism is that they begin speaking in tongues (or have &#8220;stammering lips&#8221; as the Bible says it).<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:medium;\">Believe in God&#8217;s witness that you have fully repented, Litia, and wait for it. 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