In 1892, Penn-Lewis had a sense of epiphany while studying Romans 6. She had previously thought that the Baptism with the Holy Spirit was the primary goal of the Christian life, but she now viewed this as only the beginning of the Christian's path. In her view, the Christian believer should pursue a fellowship with the Cross of Calvary. Her new goal was (in her words) to reach "through the death of the Cross, into union with the Ascended Lord in the bosom of the Father".