Baptism first.

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WHOOPS!!! SHOT THAT LAST MESSAGE OFF TOO QUICKLY !!!  SHOULD BE:

The Holy Ghost comes after *TRUE* repentence, which cannot be
accomplished without belief.  Salvation requires that sins be remitted
*AND* the the flesh have the ability to be "quickened", which ability
is given only by the Holy Ghost: "the spirit which quickeneth."

But remittance comes with baptism.  It cannot occur without
forgiveness forgiveness first, but a holy ghost filled forgiven but
unbaptized person still has the filth of sin all over them, and a
record of that sin in the Lamb's book of life.  He still cannot enter
into the kingdom of heaven until he get clean!

It takes the Holy Ghost *AND* baptism to be saved.  You will not get
the Holy Ghost without repentence, although some have been baptized
without it.  These will need to repent to receive the Holy Ghost.

The evidence of the Holy Ghost is tongues.  The evidence of repentence
is the Holy Ghost.  The evidence of remission of sins is baptism and
the Holy Ghost, since baptism is ineffective without true repentence. 

The only evidences that we in the church can easily detect are tongues
and baptism.

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