“How the Baptism of the Holy Spirit can be Obtained” (From The Baptism with the Holy Spirit, 1895, by
R. A. Torrey. Public domain. The book is available here, and from other sources.) Torrey believed that the baptism with the Holy Spirit was meant for all Christians. The following is a summary of a chapter of Torrey's book.
There are seven steps to obtaining the baptism of the Holy Spirit. All seven are stated or
implied in Acts 2: 38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one
of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. . . .”
1 Repent. That is, change
your mind about Christ, by accepting Him as Savior and Lord.
2. Repent. That is, change
your mind about sin, by putting away every sin, however trivial it may
seem.
3. Be baptized.
Torrey points out that the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus right after His
baptism. (Luke 3: 21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been
baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened, 22a and the Holy Spirit
descended in a bodily form like a dove on him) Torrey says that the experience
of the household of Cornelius was exceptional, and that they were baptized with
water immediately after they received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
4. Obedience. “Total
Surrender to the will of God.”
5. “Intense desire
for the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.” Torrey quotes Luke 11:13 If you
then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” This desire
must be for God’s glory, not ours, and must be a desire for a more effective
ministry.
6. Ask God for a
definite blessing – the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
7. Believe that you
have obtained this baptism. Just as we aren’t saved by feelings, but can
claim salvation on the authority of the Bible, Torrey says that we can claim
the baptism of the Holy Spirit, if we have met the conditions, on the authority
of God’s word.
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