The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a one time event, given at the point of conversion. It is not a seperate event when a believer has to pray to recieve the gift of tongues.
In him you also, WHEN YOU HEARD the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and BELIEVED, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 ESV
For in one Spirit we were all BAPTIZED into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV
We cannot receive the Holy Spirit other than putting our faith and believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nothing more, nothing less.
Let me ask you only this: Did you RECIEVE THE SPIRIT by works of the law or by HEARING WITH FAITH? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by HEARING WITH FAITH—
Galatians 3:2-5 ESV
The EVIDENCE of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is obedience to his Commandments, his Laws.
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the SPIRIT set their minds on the THINGS OF THE SPIRIT. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the SPIRIT OF GOD dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ DOES NOT BELONG to him.
Romans 8:5-9 ESV
Another EVIDENCE of the Spirit abide in us, is that we Love one another.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:11-13 ESV
One can also be FILLED with the Spirit to perform extraordinary tasks for the ministry.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
Acts 6:3 ESV
Then Peter, FILLED with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Acts 4:8 ESV
But Saul, who was also called Paul, FILLED with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
Acts 13:9 ESV
Paul therefore encourage us to be FILLED with the Spirit, not the modern Charismatic concept of "Baptised and speak in tongues".
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Ephesians 5:17-18 ESV
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