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1 | 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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2 | 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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