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Subject: Is baptism done only once? |
Bible Note: You wrote: 'The Word of God doesn't say "that the baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at the moment of salvation".' My "non-trick" Bible shows me: "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory." --Ephesians 1:13-14 and "Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." --Acts 2:38 and "and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us." --Romans 5:5 (see context; Holy Spirit connected to justification) and "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God" --1 Corinthians 2:12 (note that it is the "carnal" Corinthians who have received the Spirit already) The fact is that Scripture plainly teaches that all who hear and truly receive the message of God's grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone are baptized with the Holy Spirit. You will find nothing in Scripture or in church history that hints at a "second blessing." So it is what YOU believe that is out of line with both Scripture and the way God has operated though his church for 2000 years. --Joe! |