Does the Bible Really Teach Tarrying for the Holy Spirit with the Evidence of Speaking in Tongues?
The question that Paul asked some of the disciples by saying, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" have been greatly misunderstood by the Church today especially among many evangelical Charismatic and Pentecostal movement. They have taken what Paul says by convincing many believers by teaching a second work of grace or second blessings (Gal. 1:8-9). What does it mean by a subsequential work of salvation? The subsequential work of salvation is when a saved person is to "tarry" for the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues. Does the Bible teach that of a second work of grace or second blessings according to Acts chapter 19 verse 2b where Paul says, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" by asking some of the disciples this particular question. Well, as we begin to look at this particular portion of the passage of scripture by studying it within its proper context is comparing scripture with scripture (1