We believe that the baptism or complete filling of the Holy Spirit is a baptism of love, "for God is love" (1 John 4:8), and that it may be freely obtained by all believers who simply ask God for it, and that it is often given after the scriptural "laying on of hands" of other believers. The primary purpose of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is to empower the believer to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others. "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me" (Acts 1:8).
Other ministrations of the Holy Spirit are to guide the believer into all truth, to comfort the believer, to bring all things that Jesus has said to the believer's remembrance, to assist the believer in prayer, and to help him or her understand God's Word.
- Luke 11:9-13; Acts 8:15-17; 1:8; Luke 4:18; Galatians 5:22-23; John 14:16,26; Romans 8:26-27