Dr. Vern S. Poythress, a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary, is presently pursuing graduate study at Cambridge University. The Summer issue 1974 Westminster Bulletin states that he “completed an honors course for the M.Div., also earned the Th.M., and made a clean sweep of the competitive prizes.” May 18 is Pentecost Sunday, thus making Dr. Poythress‘ […]

IV. Resolution So there are the two positions -the Pentecostal and the classical Protestant. Both agree that the Holy Spirit is the One who gives believers power and transforms them into the image of Christ. Both agree that today many believers do quench the Spirit. The question is, “How may His power be appropriated?” Pentecostals […]

III. The classical Protestant view Now I will explain what I shall call the classical Protestant position (though, of course, it is not really common to all Protestants). In particular, I will consider alternative explanations of the passages used to support the Pentecostal position. A. The meaning of Pentecost First of all, according to the […]

I. Introduction Today there is a controversy over the concept of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, a controversy associated with the Pentecostal movement. Pentecostals teach that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is generally an experience that a believer passes through subsequent to conversion, and that it is related to speaking in tongues; others […]