Does Gods Anointing always refer exclusively to the Baptism of the Holy Ghost?
As we have shown, the term anointing is a general term which always refers to God’s desire to bless. The Baptism of the Holy Ghost anoints a person with a heart to love and serve God, a divine nature that desires God’s instruction, and finally regenerative power of eternal life. The Spirit of God, received through this experience, joins a person into the church through that Spirit (1 Cor 12:13) It also serves as the basic foundation for God’s operation of the gifts of the Spirit. No one ought to imagine that God genuinely operates the gifts of the Spirit in the church in those who have not yet received it. While the blessing of God is ultimately manifested in the free gift of God’s spirit through the experience of a personal Pentecost, God may also anoint (call, select and empower) for specific reasons beyond personal salvation, and being joined to the spiritual body of Christ. • We have shown that everyone can receive the Holy Spirit in the Pentecostal experience, but it is also true
