Is Speaking in Tongues Necessary for Salvation? (Part 2)

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

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🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Pentecostals believe and teach that speaking in tongues is the initial sign or evidence that a person has received the gift of the Holy Spirit. But does the Bible support this claim? Furthermore, is the baptism of the Holy Spirit a requirement for salvation?This episode is the continuation of the answer to last week's question. Picking up the story in Acts 10, Dr. David K. Bernard completes his review of what Acts says about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Bernard explains why everyone wh...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers
0:06.2	live out the teachings of the First Century Church. This podcast is part of the teaching ministry
0:11.6	of Dr. David K. Bernard. Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping
0:16.9	believers apply its message to their daily lives. In apostolic life in the 21st century,
0:22.8	Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to
0:27.8	everyday life. In our previous episode, Dr. Bernard answered the question, what is the initial
0:34.2	evidence that a person has received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
0:38.8	In this week's broadcast, Dr. Bernard concludes his answer to that question by reviewing
0:43.4	what the Book of Acts has to say about the initial evidence of Holy Spirit baptism.
0:53.6	One does Pentecostals teach that the full plan of salvation was outlined by the Apostle Peter on the day of Pentecost, when he said, and I'm quoting from Acts chapter 2, verse 38, or at least paraphrasing, he said, repent, be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive
1:12.5	the gift of the Holy Ghost. Classical Pentecostals, which would include one as Pentecostals,
1:17.6	believe that the initial evidence of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the initial sign
1:23.7	is that a person will speak in an unknown tongue, speak in tongues, as we often refer to it as,
1:28.9	which leads to a question, if a person has repented of their sins and been baptized in Jesus
1:35.5	name in accordance with Acts chapter 2, verse 38, but they have not spoken in tongues, are they saved?
1:42.8	In Acts 1046, we have almost the exact question you just posed
1:46.9	that it was a group of Gentiles that wanted to be saved. Acts 1114 specifically says that
1:54.9	Peter would come and preach to them and tell them how to be saved. So they weren't considered
1:58.6	saved yet. So Cornelius in his household were
2:01.5	Gentiles. They believed in God. They prayed. They worship God. They gave alms. They did all they
2:07.2	knew to do. And they believed in God. But in some sense, this crucial sense, they were waiting
2:14.5	to be saved. Well, Peter, the Apostle Peter, and a group of Jews came down from Jerusalem and preached to them.
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