Pine Forge Seventh-day Adventist Church

What Actually Happens When You’re Baptized by the Holy Spirit? To be baptized by the Spirit is to receive the Holy Spirit’s transforming and empowering presence: the heart is emptied of self and filled with Christ, the mind is illumined, sin is taken away, and believers are brought into unity of mind and purpose for God’s service. "When we allow God to work his will in us, we shall harbor no sin. In the refining furnace all dross will be consumed. When the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost, it was like a rushing, mighty wind. It was given in no stinted measure; for it filled all the place where the disciples were sitting. So will it be given to us when our hearts are prepared to receive it. Let every church member kneel before God, and pray earnestly for the impartation of the Spirit. Cry, “Lord, increase my faith. Make me to understand thy word; for the entrance of thy word giveth light. Refresh me by thy presence. Fill my heart with thy Spirit that I may love my brethren as Christ loves me.” God will bless those who thus prepare themselves for his service.” —The Review and Herald, June 10, 1902, Art. A, Par. 7 #baptismoftheHolySpirit #HolySpirit #adventists #egwhite