Editing Oneness Pentecostalism (section)

===Baptism of the Holy Spirit===
Oneness Pentecostals believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a free gift commanded for all.<ref name="Bernard 1988 The Baptism of the Holy Ghost: Promise and Command">{{cite book |chapter=The Baptism of the Holy Ghost: Promise and Command |first1=David |last1=Bernard |title=A Handbook of Basic Doctrines |publisher=Word Aflame |year=1988 |pages=45–46}}</ref> They believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is an essential component of salvation, asserting that receiving the Holy Spirit evidenced by [[speaking in tongues]] directly fulfills the New Testament mandate.<ref name="New Birth Tongues">{{cite book |last1=Bernard |first1=David K. |title=The New Birth |date=1998 |publisher=Word Aflame Press |location=Hazelwood, MO |isbn=1567222382 |chapter=Speaking in Tongues |pages=235–236}}</ref> This distinguishes their theology from classical Trinitarian Pentecostalism: while Oneness and Trinitarian Pentecostals emphasize the importance of Spirit baptism, they diverge on its role in salvation. Trinitarian Pentecostals, such as those in the Assemblies of God, teach that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a subsequent experience meant for empowerment, not necessarily required for salvation.<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ: Baptism in the Holy Spirit |url=https://news.ag.org/en/article-repository/spiritual-life/2019/05/faq-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit#:~:text=Receiving%20eternal%20life%20does%20not,Christ%20when%20He%20was%20crucified. |website=AGNews |publisher=Assemblies of God |access-date=24 February 2025 |language=en |date=9 May 2019}}</ref> In contrast, Oneness Pentecostals maintain that one must be baptized in the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of speaking in tongues to be truly born again.<ref name="Bernard 1988 The Baptism of the Holy Ghost: Promise and Command" /> Oneness Pentecostals cite biblical passages such as John 3:5 ("Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God") and Romans 8:9 ("Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his") to support their belief that Spirit baptism is a requirement for salvation.<ref name="New Birth" />

Pentecostals—both Oneness and Trinitarian—maintain that the Holy Spirit experience denotes the genuine Christian Church and empowers the believer to accomplish God's will. Like most Pentecostals, Oneness believers maintain that the initial sign of the infilling Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues and that the New Testament mandates this as a minimal requirement. They equally recognize that speaking in tongues is a sign to unbelievers of the Holy Spirit's power and is to be actively sought after and utilized, especially in prayer. However, this initial manifestation of the Holy Spirit is seen as distinct from the gift of divers kinds of tongues mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Corinthians|12:10|9}}, which is given to selected spirit-filled believers as the Holy Spirit desires. Oneness adherents assert that receiving the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, is necessary for salvation.<ref name="Bernard 1988 The Baptism of the Holy Ghost: Promise and Command" />