Spirit Baptism

Academic Research | Pentecostalism(s)
Spirit Baptism as a Distinct Subsequent Experience: A Lukan Narrative Argument from Acts 8 and Acts 10
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Gene CoppagePublished in: Unpublished Manuscript (Submitted for peer review) Abstract This article argues that Luke’s narrative in Acts presents Spirit baptism as a sovereign, observable, and categorically distinct event from both initial conversion and water baptism. The primary evidence is drawn from Acts 8:4–17, where the Samaritan converts — already believing and water-baptized —…
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Academic Research | Pentecostalism(s) | Society for Pentecostal Studies
Luke’s Understanding of Baptism in the Holy Spirit: An Evangelical Perspective
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Arie W. ZwiepPublished in: PentecoStudies, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2007) 127–149 Abstract Examines Luke’s distinctive theology of Spirit baptism from an Evangelical perspective. Zwiep provides a careful exegetical analysis of the Lukan corpus, engaging Pentecostal readings of Spirit baptism as a subsequent and empowering experience, and situating these within broader evangelical and biblical-theological discussions….
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Academic Research
Aspects of Initial-Evidence Dogma: A European-American Holiness Pentecostal Perspective
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Harold D. HunterPublished in: Pneuma / Holiness Pentecostal Studies Abstract Examines the initial-evidence doctrine — the teaching that speaking in tongues is the necessary sign of Spirit baptism — from a European-American Holiness Pentecostal standpoint. Hunter engages diverse theological perspectives within the movement, assessing the biblical, historical, and ecumenical dimensions of this foundational but…
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Academic Research
A Portrait of How the Azusa Doctrine of Spirit Baptism Shaped American Pentecostalism
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Harold D. HunterPublished in: Enrichment Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Spring 2006), pp. 78–90 Abstract Examines the historical and theological development of the doctrine of Spirit baptism as it emerged from the Azusa Street Revival, tracing how its contours were shaped and transmitted within early Pentecostalism. Hunter argues that the Azusa Street Revival was…
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Pentecostalism(s) | Soteriology | Systematic Theology
Soteriological Aspects from a Pentecostal Perspective
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 11, 2026July 8, 2026
Roger Oliveira de Mattos¹ ABSTRACT This paper seeks to examine the doctrine of salvation from the perspective of Pentecostal theology, considering that soteriology varies according to theological traditions such as Calvinism, Arminianism, and Lutheranism. In Pentecostal theology, the soteriological perspective is predominantly Arminian-Wesleyan, according to which the grace of God may be resisted and Christ’s…
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Church History | Pentecostalism(s)
Holiness Movement: Main Influences on North American Pentecostalism
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 24, 2026July 8, 2026
The Holiness Movement was a theological landmark in the history of the Church. Influenced by the theology of John Wesley, the movement innovated the understanding of the soteriological process, placing particular emphasis on sanctification as a second definitive work of grace after conversion. Pentecostalism has its roots in the revivalist movements of the 18th and…
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Pentecostalism(s) | Pneumatology | Systematic Theology
Pentecostal Pneumatology and Empowerment for Service
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 24, 2026July 8, 2026
By Roger Oliveira de Mattos¹ ABSTRACTThis article aims to explain the doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) and its contribution to Pentecostal Christian spirituality. Through the baptism in the Holy Spirit (a central doctrine of Pentecostalism, of a charismatic nature) believers receive a power anointing, the purpose of which is the service of evangelization and…
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Interdisciplinary | Pentecostalism(s)
Pentecostal Spirituality and its Relationship with Academic Theological Formation
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 24, 2026July 8, 2026
Faith is the starting point for theological work. It is through faith that the study of the eternal Queen of the sciences develops. When studying a Being who is infinite, finite and often limited resources are used. From the perspective of Pentecostal spirituality, which primarily emphasizes spiritual experience, a quite distinctive theology is adopted. Arising…
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Pentecostalism(s) | Pneumatology | Systematic Theology
Understanding the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Brazilian Pentecostalism
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos April 23, 2026July 8, 2026
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. This does not indicate a hierarchical position, given that God is a triune being, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—distinct persons but sharing the same divine nature. He is the Comforter, sent by Jesus to dwell in all who believe and to guide them into all…
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