Baptism of the Holy Spirit - ChristianAnswers. Some churches believe that the baptism of the Spirit is an experience different than initial salvation. They see it as a second experience that gives a person much greater spiritual power and boldness, and the ability to live a more victorious Christian life.
Some groups teach that the baptism is accompanied by such signs as speaking in tongues.
While these passages make it clear that the believers in Acts 2 experienced a baptism of the Spirit, we do not find a clear explanation of what that baptism means. Nor do we know whether there were other works of the Spirit that were happening at the same time. Paul is dealing with a situation where the Corinthian church was splitting into factions over the issue of spiritual gifts . Overemphasis on certain spectacular gifts had led to the attitude that some people had the most desirable gifts, while others were deficient. All believers share the reality of being baptized by the Spirit.