A Reanalysis of the Doctrine of Holy Spirit in Pentecostal Church

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student, Religions and Mysticism, Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute

2 Assistant professor, Department of Religions and Mysticism, Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute

Abstract

The Pentecostal movement which arose in early twentieth century with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit, appeals to verses of the Bible and the teachings of its leaders and intellectuals to suggest that the Holy Spirit is dynamically present in the Church, drawing upon this to evangelize and propagate its religious tendency. In this paper, we examine the documents of the Bible and Pentecostal sources to show that what Pentecostals appeal to as the main component of their evangelism is at odds with verses of the Bible. The conclusion of the research includes empirical tendencies of Pentecostals, the non-Biblical ground of their Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and the disappearance of the real person of the Holy Spirit.

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