“Many Pentecostals, especially in the United States, consider speaking in tongues as evidence of the experience. Not all Pentecostals globally hold to the doctrine of speaking in tongues as the initial evidence of Spirit baptism, however, though the experience of glossolalia is arguably still fairly widespread in the movement. And even among those who hold this initial-evidence doctrine, the relationship between tongues and Spirit baptism varies. Seymour regarded tongues as a sign of the empowerment of the church to reach out to all nations, implying a boundary-crossing experience that produces a diverse church. He noted, ‘God makes no difference in nationality, Ethiopians, Chinese, Indians, Mexicans, and other nationalities worship together.’ He later regarded love as the primary sign of Spirit baptism.”–Frank Macchia, Baptized in the Spirit

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