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Mark 16:16. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe
will be condemned.
All who believe and are baptized, are born again unto a living hope, made alive together
with Christ, having all trespasses forgiven.
1 Peter 1:3 Colossians 2:12
They are buried with Him in immersion, being baptized into His death, to walk
in newness of life.
Romans 6:4 , Romans 2:28
They are circumcised with the circumcision of Christ, which is of the heart, in the Spirit,
and having received the promise of the Father, can confess that Jesus is their Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
However, you cannot "tuck away" the baptism of the Holy Spirit under water baptism as if
it is all one thing. When you study the baptism of the Holy Spirit in: Acts 2 Acts 4 Acts 10
and Acts 19 you will find that it is a corporate experience, unifying the members of Christ's body, empowering them to carry out their mandate in Christ. The instructions pertaining to this baptism are never applied to an individual, for all who are in Christ are born again from above, and are sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 4:30
For example, Philip the evangelist converting and baptizing the eunuch Acts 8:26
Jesus is addressing all of His holy apostles in
Acts 1:5. for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit
not many days from now.
These men had all been made clean by His Word, water baptized in His Name and were born again, ministering in the Spirit, and had the Spirit breathed into them after the resurrection. John 20:22
And yet, He instructs them:
Acts 1:8. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
This is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which came upon them in Acts 2 and 4, also upon the household of Cornelius as a sign to Peter and his companions in Acts 10. Most instructive of
all is the church at Ephesus in Acts 19.
This is the "One Spirit, One Baptism" that Paul speaks of in his letter to them,
not water baptism, many greatly err in misinterpreting this:
Ephesians 4:
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
The unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace is established under the baptism of the
Holy Spirit, something many do not acknowledge, perhaps labeling it "Pentecostal".
No my friends, this is Christian Baptism, for it is the Spirit that bonds us together,
when we are committed to the endeavor of True Fellowship.
This is what it means to be "In Christ".
There will be many who came to Christ, received forgiveness of their sins and baptized in
His Name, and in the absence of true Holy Spirit discipleship will have never experienced
the baptism in the Holy Spirit, of which tongues is just one small manifestation.
All the gifts, administrations, and ministries of the Holy Spirit are necessary to thrive in Christ.
Acts 19:
1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the
upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples
2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
Continue reading the chapter and enjoy the wonder of the "Acts of the Holy Spirit".
will be condemned.
All who believe and are baptized, are born again unto a living hope, made alive together
with Christ, having all trespasses forgiven.
1 Peter 1:3 Colossians 2:12
They are buried with Him in immersion, being baptized into His death, to walk
in newness of life.
Romans 6:4 , Romans 2:28
They are circumcised with the circumcision of Christ, which is of the heart, in the Spirit,
and having received the promise of the Father, can confess that Jesus is their Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
However, you cannot "tuck away" the baptism of the Holy Spirit under water baptism as if
it is all one thing. When you study the baptism of the Holy Spirit in: Acts 2 Acts 4 Acts 10
and Acts 19 you will find that it is a corporate experience, unifying the members of Christ's body, empowering them to carry out their mandate in Christ. The instructions pertaining to this baptism are never applied to an individual, for all who are in Christ are born again from above, and are sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 4:30
For example, Philip the evangelist converting and baptizing the eunuch Acts 8:26
Jesus is addressing all of His holy apostles in
Acts 1:5. for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit
not many days from now.
These men had all been made clean by His Word, water baptized in His Name and were born again, ministering in the Spirit, and had the Spirit breathed into them after the resurrection. John 20:22
And yet, He instructs them:
Acts 1:8. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
This is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which came upon them in Acts 2 and 4, also upon the household of Cornelius as a sign to Peter and his companions in Acts 10. Most instructive of
all is the church at Ephesus in Acts 19.
This is the "One Spirit, One Baptism" that Paul speaks of in his letter to them,
not water baptism, many greatly err in misinterpreting this:
Ephesians 4:
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
The unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace is established under the baptism of the
Holy Spirit, something many do not acknowledge, perhaps labeling it "Pentecostal".
No my friends, this is Christian Baptism, for it is the Spirit that bonds us together,
when we are committed to the endeavor of True Fellowship.
This is what it means to be "In Christ".
There will be many who came to Christ, received forgiveness of their sins and baptized in
His Name, and in the absence of true Holy Spirit discipleship will have never experienced
the baptism in the Holy Spirit, of which tongues is just one small manifestation.
All the gifts, administrations, and ministries of the Holy Spirit are necessary to thrive in Christ.
Acts 19:
1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the
upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples
2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
Continue reading the chapter and enjoy the wonder of the "Acts of the Holy Spirit".