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NASB | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire (judgment). [Luke 3:16] |
Subject: Can we be baptized with the Holy Ghost? |
Bible Note: Dear Nancy, You wrote, "I think you are trying to understand in your head and not your heart." God never bypasses the mind in His work with us (Romans 10:16-17). That's why He purposefully and explictly gave us a written communication (Hebrews 1:1-2; 2 Timothy 3:16) consisting of words in specific order communicating a single idea at a time (2 Peter 1:20). Furthermore, you will notice that Lionheart, you, and I are all communicating via language. I suppose if we were using music or something we might be able to communicate emotionally -- although you'd have to argue that music bypasses the mind in some way, which is doubtful. We all have the fundamental presupposition that we are conveying ideas via the understanding of the mind. (I'd also affirm that that the notion that there is some kind "knowledge" that is rooted only in the heart is a mystic one, alien to the Scriptures.) Ours is a Study Bible Forum, not a Study Heart Forum or Study Feeling Forum. The words "Study," "Bible," and "Forum" are all predicated on communication; i.e., what you call the "understanding of the mind." It couldn't be otherwise even if we wanted it to be! :-) Other forums might try to do otherwise, but we're stuck -- unapologetically -- with working through the mind. I hope this helps you to benefit more from the forum and to be able to contribute more effectively to the forum. Thank you! In Him, Doc |