Abstract
The article studies the theme of baptism in the Holy Spirit from three perspectives: first, from biblical theology represented in biblical exegesis; second, from Classical Pentecostalism; and third, from Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Each one of these perspectives developed its study, in a more or less independent way, although having the same object. Considering the great ecumenical movement that has attracted Pentecostals around the theme of baptism in the Holy Spirit, it is useful to make a comparative study of how these three schools have built their discourses on this theme. Biblical exegesis does not discuss the actuality of the baptism in the Spirit, nor the possibility and the form of receiving it, or not. The classic Pentecostalism defines the baptism in the Spirit as a distinct and additional experience to salvation, which not every believer experiences, whose initial sign is the gift of tongues. The Charismatic Renewal links baptism to the sacraments and places it as the foundation of Christian life, claiming that all believers who participate in the sacraments are baptized in the Spirit, its main mark being love, not the gift of tongues, according to the biblical primacy of love. The comparison shows sensible distinctions between the three approaches, and some similarities.
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