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William Branham early in his ministry taught that the evidence of the baptism of the Holy spirit was not speaking in tongues. | William Branham early in his ministry taught that the evidence of the baptism of the Holy spirit was not speaking in tongues. However, he changed his mind several times as to what he truly thought it was. The questions is - Did he get it right? | ||
==What William Branham taught== | ==What William Branham taught== | ||
William Branham initially taught that | |||
==What the Bible teaches== | ==What the Bible teaches== | ||
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==Details of William Branham's teaching== | ==Details of William Branham's teaching== | ||
William Branham initially believed that the Holy Spirit was the love of God and not speaking in | William Branham taught the basic doctrine of all Pentecostal churches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was a separate event in a Christian's spiritual life: | ||
:''Notice, three stages: justification by faith, sanctification through the Blood; '''baptism of the Holy Spirit'''; then perfection, glorified.<ref>ISRAEL.AND.THE.CHURCH.2_ JEFF.IN IC 35-64 THURSDAY_ 53-0326</ref> | |||
:''And there's just too much doubt in the church yet to take a flight. That's right. Got too many quills, too many loose feathers, so you know what He does? '''He gives us the third work of grace.''' She stands back there, and takes these big wings, and she begins to flop them like that, and a mighty rushing wind comes down through there, and all the loose feathers begin to fly. | |||
:''Oh, when that mighty rushing wind comes from heaven, '''the baptism of the Holy Ghost''', all the doubting feathers will fly out of you.<ref>AS.THE.EAGLE.STIRRETH.UP.HER.NEST_ YAKIMA.WA THURSDAY_ 60-0804</ref> | |||
:''Now, there is also three in perfection, of the steps of grace, to the Church; justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Ghost. That consists of the New Birth, just like a natural birth is typed by it. Which, a woman giving birth to a child, the first thing comes forth is water, blood, and then life. | |||
:''The Bible said, in First John 5:7, or 7:5, I believe it is, that said, "There are three that bear record in Heaven; the Father, the Word," which was the Son, "and the Holy Ghost; these three are One. There are three that bear witness in the earth;" the Word, "the water, blood, and Spirit. Water, blood, and Spirit; these three agree in one."<ref>THE.SEED.IS.NOT.HEIR.WITH.THE.SHUCK_ JEFF.IN V-6 N-4 THURSDAY_ 65-0218</ref> | |||
William Branham initially believed that the Holy Spirit was the love of God and not speaking in tongues: | |||
:''Just like now, this is going to hurt you. But I'm responsible with God's Word, willing to discuss It, any time. '''Here's where you Pentecostal people has made your mistake, many of you setting here, of teaching the initial evidence of the Holy Ghost''', speaking in tongues being the Holy Ghost. Why, speaking in tongues is all right, but that is an attribute. That isn't the Holy Ghost; that's what the Holy Ghost does. | :''Just like now, this is going to hurt you. But I'm responsible with God's Word, willing to discuss It, any time. '''Here's where you Pentecostal people has made your mistake, many of you setting here, of teaching the initial evidence of the Holy Ghost''', speaking in tongues being the Holy Ghost. Why, speaking in tongues is all right, but that is an attribute. That isn't the Holy Ghost; that's what the Holy Ghost does. | ||