Solving the Samaritan Riddle: Peter's Kingdom Keys Explain Early Spirit Baptism - Softcover

Zarley, Kermit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498225284 ISBN 13: 9781498225281

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2015

Synopsis

This book attempts to solve the Samaritan riddle that is the focal point of the Dunn Debate. Dr. James D. G. Dunn's first book, Baptism in the Holy Spirit (1970), claims the New Testament says baptism in the Holy Spirit always occurs simultaneously at conversion-initiation. In contrast, classical Pentecostals contend that Spirit baptism always occurs subsequent to conversion and is evidenced by tongues-speaking. They mostly cite Acts 8:4-25 for "subsequence." It says Philip preached to the Samaritans and they "believed," but they did not receive the Spirit until Peter and John came days later and laid hands on them. Dunn says these Samaritans and Jesus' 120 Jewish disciples in Acts 2 were not "Christians" until they were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Zarley agrees with Pentecostals about subsequence in both cases. But he claims these Samaritans and the Gentiles in Acts 10 were Spirit baptized due to Peter's presence, using his metaphorical "keys of the kingdom" Jesus had promised to give him in Matt 16:19. After Peter opened kingdom doors for all three of these biblical classifications of people, all people afterwards are Spirit baptized simultaneously upon conversion, as Paul teaches and Dunn says, except for the Ephesians anomaly in Acts 19:1-7.

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About the Author

Kermit Zarley is most known for his career as a professional golfer on the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour. In 1965 he co-founded and thereafter led the PGA Tour Bible Study, which thrives today with several spawned ministries. Zarley has also been a student and teacher of the Bible for over forty years. He has established himself as a lucid, cogent author, with books on the life of Jesus Christ and eschatology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498225284
• ISBN 13: 9781498225281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248