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1 | What is to ask and receive the Holy Spir | Luke 11:13 | kalos | 167811 | ||
Where in the New Testament does it SAY they were baptized INTO the Holy Spirit? 1 Cor. 12:13 clearly SAYS "For by one Spirit we were all baptized INTO one body..." (NKJV emphasis added). Because the Bible itself makes a distinction between "baptized by the Holy Spirit" and "filled with the Holy Spirit", we too must make a distinction between the two terms. Baptized and filled do not both mean the same thing. Filled is not just another way of saying baptized. 1 Cor 12:13 NASB For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. The Bible in 1 Cor 12:13 says: "By one Spirit we were all baptized." Notice that this verse, in contrast with Acts 2:4, DOES use both Spirit and baptized in one sentence. This is how we were initially placed into the body of Christ. Also note that in Acts 2:4, the text there does not say: "And they were all baptized with the Holy Spirit." It uses the word "filled". "And they were all FILLED (emphasis mine) with the Holy Spirit." Filled, not baptized. Not according to the plain text of the Scripture. |
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2 | When then? | Luke 11:13 | TEP | 167851 | ||
Dear Kalos, When was the fulfillment of the baptism that Jesus said would come to those He spoke to in Act 1:5 if not Act 2:4? |
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3 | When then? | Luke 11:13 | kalos | 167908 | ||
NASB 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. AMPLIFIED 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit. |
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4 | When then? | Luke 11:13 | Morant61 | 167910 | ||
Greetings Kalos, Mitch, and TEP! Perhaps part of the difficulty in this discussion is that Scripture seems to use many of the words and phrases relating to this topic almost interchangeably. Sometimes Scripture speaks of baptism, sometimes of filling, and sometimes of receiving. I think that we all agree that every Christian has the Holy Spirit. In general, I would rather use the term 'baptism' to refer to the intial reception of the Holy Spirit that every Christian goes through. However, as Mitch pointed out in Acts 1:5 and 2:4, even this distinction can't be pressed too far. Perhaps the best solution would be to see the distinction between the baptism done by the Spirit and the baptism in the Spirit. By this I mean that 1 Cor. 12:13 doesn't seem to speak as much of the receiving of the Holy Spirit as it does of what the Holy Spirit does for us by bringing us into the body of Christ. At the same time, the 'second' works are not usually refered to as baptisms. They seem to be more often named 'fillings' and 'receivings'. Which ever is the case, it certainly is an interesting study. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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