confirmation. Pentecostals are more likely to say that renewal is equivalent to the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which comes some time after conversion. • The “washing” is equivalent to water baptism, and the terms “rebirth” and “renewal” are either synonyms or explanations for what happens when a person is baptized. There is thus one event (baptism) and one agent (the Holy Spirit). • “Washing” does not refer to baptism but is a metaphor for spiritual cleansing. This is the position taken in this