Baptism by the Spirit of God takes place supernaturally in those who place their faith in Jesus Christ. That Spirit baptism then identifies them with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection as their Savior and Lord. That resurrection for the believer then becomes a resurrection to a new life to be lived as the new creation in Christ no longer dominated by the old self and power of sin that once reigned. The Holy Spirit then becomes the new power for living for the believer to pursue in practice their position of holiness before God. Freedom from sin is the sweet release and deliverance from the broad road leading to eternal destruction and damnation. In pursuit of holiness in practice their is still sin to be repented of as spiritual growth takes place, ongoing, throughout the course of this life. The Word of God becomes the corrective, the guide, manual, and directive for living the new life with the new power source.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
