The Holy Spirit's Activities At The Beginning of the Church
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Immersion into the Body of The Christ
Disciples are instructed to stay in Jerusalem until they receive the promise from the Father
Involves Immersion by the Holy Spirit
A sign to the Jews
Dividing of tongues, like fire
The Type of Filling They Had Under the Old Testament
Different from the type of filling we have today
The Beginning of the Church
The Beginning of the Church
The Disciples Were Instructed to Immerse All into the Name of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19
Matthew 28:19 (NKJV)
Having been made to go, you all disciple the nations , immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Peter’s Sermon, Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38 (NKJV)
Then Peter said to them, “Repent (change the mind), and let every one of you be baptized (immersed) in the name of Jesus Christ because of (because of) the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Phillip in Samaria, Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
Paul and Barnabas in Lystra, Acts 14:21
And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
A good example of why signs are not done among the Gentiles. They pervert them.
The Holy Spirit Coming Upon the Different Nations at the Beginning of the Church
The Holy Spirit Coming Upon the Believers in Samaria, Acts 8:14-17
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit Coming Upon The Gentiles, Acts 10:44-45
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
The Holy Spirit Coming Upon The Disciples of John, Acts 19:1-7
And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 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.”
And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
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.”
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. Now the men were about twelve in all.
The Rejection from the Jews, and Acceptance of the Gentiles, Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
Other Immersions in Scripture
Other Immersions in Scripture
John’s Baptism was an immersion unto repentance (changing of the mind) Concerning the Messiah, Acts 19:4
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.”
He Immersed to Find out Who Was the Messiah, John 1:29-32
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”
And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
Christ’s Immersion Unto His Priestly Service, Matthew 3:13-15
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
The Anointing of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 3:16
When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.
Into His Priestly Service according to the Order of Melchizedek, Hebrews 7:17
For He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
Beginning at the age of 30, Luke 3:23
Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Immersion as a Ritual for Eating, Mark 7:2-5
Mark 7:2–5 (NKJV)
Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash (βαπτίσωνται). And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing (βαπτισμοὺς) of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”
Immersions Under the law, Hebrews 6:1-2
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
There is no Scriptural Support for a Second Baptism or a Baptism by Fire for the Church
Only One Immersion, Ephesians 4:5
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
The Holy Spirit Coming upon the Disciples in the upper room as a flame of fire was not immersion
When The Holy Spirit Comes Upon Us Today
When The Holy Spirit Comes Upon Us Today
Immersion is Rational, not Emotional
Only the Initial Manifestation of the Holy Spirit was His appearance like a tongue of flame
Speaking in Tongues is not a Sign of the Immersion of the Holy Spirit
Of all Those Who Are Saved, We Have Only Three Instances of Them Speaking in Tongues, and all Three Were Related to Signs
The Convicting Work of the Holy Spirit, John 16:8-9
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
A Human Presents the Gospel for Salvation
The Holy Spirit Convinces the Unbeliever
The Unbeliever Changes the Mind in Response to the Facts of the Gospel
The Cleaning and Regeneration Work of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5
Titus 3:5 (NKJV)
not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
The New Believer is Washed of Sins
Death of Christ Imputed, Romans 6:3
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
Circumcision of the sins of the flesh, Colossians 2:11
In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
The New Believer is Born Again
Resurrection of Christ Imputed, Romans 6:4
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Born of An Incorruptible Seed, 1 Peter 1:23
having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
The Immersion Work of the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
The Believer is Placed into the New Man: The Christ
The Believer Become Part of the Body of The Christ - The Church
The Death and Resurrection of Christ is Imputed to the Believer, Romans 6:3-4
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
The New Birth And Immersion Into The Christ are Intertwined in an Inseparable Way
The Filing of the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 5:18
Ephesians 5:18 (NKJV)
And stop being drunk with wine in which there is no savingness; but be filled (where lacking) with the Spirit,
Influences our desires, Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Led us when we govern our lives by His desires, Galatians 5:18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Fulfilling the righteousness of the law of the Spirit, by walking by the Spirit, Romans 8:4
that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Knowing the surpassing knowledge of the Love of Christ, filled up where lacking with the fullness of God, Ephesians 3:16
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
Filled up where lacking with the fruits of righteousness, Philippians 1:11
being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Filled with the knowledge of the desirous will of God, Colossians 1:9
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Filling all the good pleasure of God’s goodness and work of faith in inherent ability to a proper expression of Christ Jesus, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Beginning of the Church
Other Immersions in Scripture
When The Holy Spirit Comes Upon Us Today