77. Fresh Outpourings of the Spirit

“A. Z.,” Needham. We believe the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost, as the witness of Christ’s glorification, and He has been in the Church on earth ever since. We do not, therefore, consider it intelligent to speak of a fresh outpouring of the Spirit, although many who use the expression may probably mean a right thing. We look upon Acts 8:15-16; 10:44; 19:6, as special applications of the same great truth. See also in connection, John 7:39.