What are RBC beliefs regarding the baptism in the Holy Spirit as a second experience and the gifts of the Spirit? That is, speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, miracles, etc.?
The Bible teaches that, at the moment you believe in Jesus, you are baptized and sealed by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 John 3:24; Ephesians 1:13-14). This one-time experience that comes at the moment of salvation is God’s powerful way of declaring, “You’re in my family, and I’am not going to let you go.” The baptism of the Spirit happens the moment you are saved, so you do not need a second experience. We learn in Ephesians 5:18 that we must be filled with the Spirit on a continual basis, allowing him to cleanse and control our lives in fresh and new ways. Many believers have a number of experiences throughout their lives of trusting the Spirit to fill them in deeper ways than ever before. For some, this can feel like a second experience of somehow getting “more” of God’s Spirit. The truth is, you receive all of God’s Spirit the moment you are saved, and throughout your life, you will learn to trust more and more of yourself to him. Along with receiving the Holy
