We do not need to wait for the Holy Spirit to come: he came on the day of Pentecost. He has never left the church.
John StottChristians believe that true worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable.
John StottOur claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God's Word written, which therefore is true and reliable and has divine authority over men.
John StottThese then are the marks of the ideal Church - love, suffering, holiness, sound doctrine, genuineness, evangelism and humility. They are what Christ desires to find in His churches as He walks among them.
John Stott