Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have no continuing city here, but we seek one to come.
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That one is baptized with the holy Ghost into the body of Christ is an indisputable fact of Biblical doctrine. Paul could not have written it any more succinctly than he did in 1Corinthians 12:13: "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body." To be born again is to be baptized with God's Spirit. The Bible offers no alternatives to that truth.
The only issue, then, is whether or not everyone who is baptized with the holy Ghost speaks in tongues (or has "stammering lips", as Isaiah 28 says) the moment that he receives that baptism. In other words, if someone believes in Jesus but has not spoken in tongues, is that person born again? It is absolutely necessary that you know the answer to that question.
If asked, "Is every person in the body of Christ baptized with the holy Ghost?", multiplied millions of non-Pentecostal Christians would answer with a resounding "yes!", while Pentecostals would shout, "No!" And if the question were asked, "Does every person who is baptized with the holy Ghost speak in tongues?", multiplied millions of Pentecostal Christians would give a resounding "Yes!", while non-Pentecostal Christians would shout, "No!" Both groups are half right and half wrong. Non-Pentecostals are correct in teaching that every person in the household of faith has been baptized with the holy Ghost, and Pentecostals are correct in saying that every one who has been baptized with the holy Ghost spoke in tongues when it happened.
This ever-seething controversy over who is really born again and who is not is a prime example of the mass confusion that characterizes Christianity, and it is one of the reasons why the Spirit is calling God's children out of that half-right religion.
Begin your search for the truth by asking yourself this question: "When were the disciples born again?" And pray for a willing heart when He gives you His simple answer.