Baptized in the Holy Spirit with Evidence of… Torah Observance?
By
James Scott Trimm
I have often been asked by Charismatic Christians if I have been “Baptized in the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues”. But is speaking in tongues the scriptural evidence of being immersed in the Ruach HaKodesh? Lets look at what the Scriptures actually say on this topic.
We read in Ezekiel:
17 Therefore say, Thus says the Adonai YHWH: I will even gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered: and I will give you the land of Yisra’el.
18 And they shall come there, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof, and all the abominations thereof, from thence.
19 And I will give them–one heart–and I will put a new spirit within you. And I will remove the–stony heart–out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh,
20 That they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their Elohim.
21 But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way upon their own heads, says the Adonai YHWH
(Ezek. 11:17-21 HRV)
And later Ezekiel says:
25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean. From all your uncleannesses and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you. And I will take away, the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you, a heart of flesh.
27 And I will put My spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall keep My ordinances, and do them.
(Ezekiel 36:25-27 HRV)
And as our Messiah Yeshua told us that when the “Spirit of Truth” has come, that Spirit would “lead you in all truth” (John 16:13) And what is truth? The Psalmist tells us that the “Torah is truth” and that “all of his commandments are truth” (Ps. 119:142, 151).
The true evidence of the indwelling of the Ruach HaKodesh, is Torah observance. So now you know that you can say “I have the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with evidence of walking in statutes and keeping of ordinances,”
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Brother, you amke an excellent point! I think it is relevant that “stautes” and “ordinances” are what it is said of our Father Avraham, that he would teach his children to do them. I pray often in tongues, I don’t know why. It seems like my “Spidey sense”. These days I pray for the interpretaion as Paul directs us. Blessings upon your ministry. I am living by faith also and expecting blessing soon.