The baptism in the Holy Spirit is seen as an enduement of power for service that goes beyond the ____.

• A. Salvation
• B. Sanctification
• C. Obedience
• D. New Birth

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that baptism in the Holy Spirit is an empowerment for service that comes after, and builds on, a person’s initial conversion. Being “born again” or experiencing salvation is the starting point—the moment a person believes in Christ. The baptism of the Holy Spirit then adds power for witness and ministry beyond that initial experience.

That’s why the blank is filled with New Birth. It marks the point after which this extra empowerment is experienced, rather than replacing or equaling the moment of salvation. The other options describe related aspects of the Christian journey—salvation as the initial act, sanctification as growing in holiness, obedience as response to God—but they don’t capture the sense of an additional empowering event that goes beyond the moment of being born again.