A study from Vince Baker Ministries
What did Pentecost mean to Wigglesworth?
He urged readers to take seriously the disciples’ experience of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 2, the gathered crowd hears the mighty works of God and Peter explains the event from Scripture. That context connects the experience with testimony about Christ.
How does Paul address tongues in a church gathering?
Paul places gifts in the context of love and building up the church. He gives attention to interpretation, intelligibility, and order when believers gather. Read those instructions alongside the sayings below and consider what helps other people understand and participate.
Scripture to read alongside the quotes
- Acts 2:1-18 · KJV
- 1 Corinthians 14:1-19 · KJV
- 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 · KJV
Read the digitized 1924 edition of Ever Increasing Faith. Source notes identify passages and later attributions.
4 Smith Wigglesworth quotes on speaking in tongues
Open this quote“Do not rest satisfied with any lesser experience than the baptism that the disciples received on the Day of Pentecost.”
Open this quote“When we are praying in the Holy Ghost, faith is in evidence, and as a result, the power of God can be manifested in our midst.”
Open this quote“God has ordained this speaking in an unknown tongue unto Himself as a wonderful, supernatural means of communication in the Spirit.”
Open this quote“And He gives me language that I cannot speak fast enough; it comes too fast; and it is there because God has given it.”
