In response to those who say that the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not a separate experience from conversion, Pentecostals appeal to the question asked by the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian believers " Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?

Pentecostals believe that physical healing is within the anointing and so there is often great expectation or at least great hope that a miraculous cure or improvement will occur when someone is being prayed over for healing.

The majority of Pentecostals believe that at the moment a person is born again, the new believer has the presence ( indwelling ) of the Holy Spirit.

For Pentecostals, " every moment is eschatological " since at any time Christ may return.

If, however, a convert comes from a Christian confession that baptizes in the name of Jesus ( such as Oneness Pentecostals ), from one which practices an invalid, non-Trinitarian baptism ( such as Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses ) or from one that does not practice baptism at all ( such as Quakers or The Salvation Army ), baptism is a prerequisite for chrismation-an initiate must always be validly baptized into the death of Jesus in the name of the Holy Trinity before any further holy mysteries or sacraments of initiation can be administered.

COGIC is considered to be a part of the Protestant branch of Christianity, although it is arguable and can be debated whether Pentecostals should be considered Protestants at all since Pentecostals as an organized group did not emerge out of a rejection of Catholicism.

When the Assemblies of God formally affirmed the traditional doctrine of the Trinity at its Fourth General Council in October 1916, Oneness Pentecostals were forced to withdraw.

The Oneness position on the Trinity places them at odds with the members of most other Christian churches, some of whom have accused Oneness Pentecostals of being Modalists and derided them as " cultists ".

Some Oneness Pentecostals practice foot washing, often in conjunction with their celebration of Holy Communion, as Jesus Christ did with his disciples at the Last Supper.

My only problem was that these people were Pentecostals who spoke in tongues, which ran contrary to everything I was taught at my own church where speaking in tongues was forbidden.

" Similarly, non-Wesleysan Pentecostals such as Assemblies of God teach about definitive sanctification at the time of conversion and progressive sanctification after conversion.

Typically those Pentecostals who run the church aisles do not do so unless they feel that they are overwhelmed by the presence of the Holy Spirit at a point in the service when the congregation in general is sensing His moving.

Written at the invitation of Bert Ghezzi, a Catholic Charismatic and editor of Servant Publications, Voices of Pentecost: Testimonies of Lives Touched by the Holy Spirit is primarily a devotional book, presents short personal testimonies of sixty-one individuals throughout history, especially Pentecostals and Charismatics who, as the title suggests, have been touched and transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Within months of the outbreak of revival at Azusa Street, Pentecostalism had reached Canada, and by 1910, there were Canadian Pentecostals on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, with sizable congregations in Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Kiwanuka et al. s ( 1996 ) study on the relationship between religion and HIV in rural Uganda was presented at the 1996 10th International AIDS Conference He said that: " Lower rates of HIV infection among Pentecostals appear to be associated with less alcohol consumption, sexual abstinence and fewer sexual partners, whereas the low HIV prevalence in Muslims appears to be associated with low reported alcohol consumption and male circumcision.

As well as aiming at new convert growth, Wesleyan Methodists have welcomed into their membership those seeking an alternative to more liberal Protestant denominations, as well as Pentecostals looking for a church more grounded in historic Christianity.

Although the Pentecostal preacher who had immersed Wang tried to have him speak in tongues, Wang balked at making repetitive nonsense sounds, and he was repelled by the " indecorous behavior of some Pentecostals who ' danced, clapped, and shouted wildly ' during revival meetings.

Pentecostals believe in both a literal heaven and hell, the former for those who have accepted God's gift of salvation and the latter for those who have rejected it.

Pentecostals believe that prophecy is the vocal gift of preference, a view derived from 1 Corinthians 14.

The Pentecostals went one step further, seeking what they called a " baptism in the spirit " or " baptism of the Holy Ghost " that enabled those with this special gift to heal the sick, perform miracles, prophesy, and speak in tongues.

Oneness Pentecostals believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a free gift, commanded for all.

Among Pentecostals and charismatics, the gift is often defined as a revelation of the Holy Spirit that applies scriptural wisdom to a specific situation that a Christian community faces.

All Pentecostals and charismatics are encouraged to pray for the healing of the sick even if they do not claim possession of the supernatural gift.

Like many other Pentecostals, Thomas is a regular practitioner of glossolalia or the gift of speaking in tongues.

Pentecostals define it as a definite experience occurring after salvation whereby the Holy Spirit comes upon the believer to anoint and empower him or her for special service.

Pentecostals believe that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is available to all Christians.

However, Pentecostals do believe that the biblical pattern is " repentance, regeneration, water baptism, and then the baptism with the Holy Ghost ".

Pentecostals expect certain results following baptism with the Holy Spirit.

While the baptism with the Holy Spirit is a definite experience in a believer's life, Pentecostals view it as just the beginning of living a Spirit-filled life.

Pentecostals understand the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge to be supernatural revelations of wisdom and knowledge by the Holy Spirit.

At a time when most denominations affirmed cessationism ( the belief that spiritual gifts had ceased ), Pentecostals held that the gifts of the Holy Spirit were being restored to the Christian church.

The distinctive doctrine of Pentecostalism is that there is a second work of grace after conversion, which Pentecostals call the baptism in the Holy Spirit, that is evidenced by glossolalia (" speaking in tongues ").

As Pentecostals, COGIC believes that Demons can be subdued and subjugated through the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus.

However, Pentecostals add and emphasize that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is evidenced specifically by speaking in tongues, a position which churches in the traditional holiness movement do not accept.

Oneness believers insist that while they do indeed believe in baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, to describe them as " Jesus Only Pentecostals " implies a denial of the Father and Holy Spirit — a contention they vehemently reject.

Oneness Pentecostals have no issue with the Sinner's Prayer itself, but deny that it alone represents " saving faith "; the Bible, accordingly mandated repentance, baptism by water and spirit with receipt of the Holy Spirit as the manifestation of the spirit part of the rebirth experience, this represents the manifestations of true, godly faith.

Pentecostals, both Oneness and Trinitarian, maintain that the Holy Spirit experience denotes the genuine Christian Church, and that he carries with him power for the believer to accomplish God's will.

As do most Pentecostals, Oneness believers maintain that the initial sign of the infilling Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, and that the New Testament mandates this as a minimal requirement.

Unlike most Trinitarian Pentecostals, Oneness adherents assert that receipt of the Holy Spirit is necessary for salvation.

" Holiness living ", for Oneness Pentecostals, proceeds from love rather than duty, and is motivated by the holy nature inparted by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Early Pentecostals saw their teachings on baptism with the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and divine healing as a return to the doctrines and power of the Apostolic Age.