Second Baptism vs One Baptism

C.O.G.I.C Beliefs

We Believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is the consequence of baptism in the Holy Ghost with the manifestation of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:1-6). We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Spirit in order to be saved (Acts 19:1-6, John 3:5). When one receives a baptismal Holy Ghost Experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue unkown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ. To be filled with the Spirit means to be Spirit controlled as expressed by Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19. Since the charismatic demonstrations were necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the command of Christ, we therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience is mandatory for all men today.

Break Down of Belief Concerning Baptism of the Holy Ghost

Subsequent to Conversion and Sanctification

Tongue-speaking is the result of this baptism

Manifestation of the fruit is a result

Baptism of the Holy Ghost is not required to be saved

To be filled with the Spirit means that the Spirit is in control

FromThe early Church did it so should we.

Defining Terms

Subsequent - Coming after something in time.

Baptism - ① wash ceremonially for purpose of purification, wash, purify, of a broad range of repeated ritual washing rooted in Israelite tradition (cp. Just., D. 46, 2) Mk 7:4; Lk 11:38; Ox 840, 15.—WBrandt, Jüd. Reinheitslehre u. ihre Beschreibg. in den Ev. 1910; ABüchler, The Law of Purification in Mk 7:1–23: ET 21, 1910, 34–40; JDöller, D. Reinheits-u. Speisegesetze d. ATs 1917; JJeremias, TZ 5, ’49, 418–28. See 1QS 5:8–23; 2:25–3:12; 4:20–22. ② to use water in a rite for purpose of renewing or establishing a relationship w. God, plunge, dip, wash, baptize. The transliteration ‘baptize’ signifies the ceremonial character that NT narratives accord such cleansing, but the need of qualifying statements or contextual coloring in the documents indicates that the term β. was not nearly so technical as the transliteration suggests.

Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., Bauer, W., & Gingrich, F. W. (2000). In A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (3rd ed., p. 164). University of Chicago Press.

Scriptures Mentioned

Galatians 5:22–23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things.”

Acts 10:46 “For they heard them speaking in tongues and declaring the greatness of God. Then Peter responded,”

Acts 19:1–6 “While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” “No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” “Into what then were you baptized?” he asked them. “Into John’s baptism,” they replied. Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.”

John 3:5 “Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

Ephesians 5:18–19 “And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit: speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,”

Understanding the verses Mentioned In Context.

Galatians 5:22–23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things.”

In order to understand 22-23 we have to understand why Paul is mentioning this. Paul opens up in verse 1 stating that we are a free and the means by which we are free are because of Christ. He appeals that we are free from bondage though Christ and encourages to not return to the “yoke of slavery”. The Galatian church was being faced with teachings form a group of Judizers who sought to push that the law still needed to be upheld and encourage the Galatians to get circumcised. Paul tells them that we are free from the law because of Christ and if we seek to be justified by the law we actually separate our selves from Christ. Paul also takes this time to cover the topic of people using this freedom as a means to appeal to the flesh. He transitions into the bigger picture of what’s happening the Spirit vs the Flesh. He states what the flesh produces and what the spirit produces and encourages the believers to Walk In The Spirit.

Acts 10:46 “For they heard them speaking in tongues and declaring the greatness of God. Then Peter responded,”

Questions that come to mind based on Topic Statement

When does baptism happen for the believer?

Someone who believes the gospel cannot produce fruit until they are Baptized In/By The Holy Ghost?

How can a person do good works if the Spirit is not producing Fruit?

Does Speaking in Tongues happen every time someone is baptized in the Holy Ghost in the Bible? Examine every instance in Acts

Verses in Acts Tongues vs No Tongues (Salvation)

The gift of tongues, as described in Acts 2, was a supernatural phenomenon where the disciples spoke in various languages (glossai) they had not previously known[1]. This event, occurring on the day of Pentecost, marked the fulfillment of Jesus' promise of Spirit baptism and served as a sign of the Holy Spirit's arrival[2][3]. The tongues spoken were actual, known languages (dialektoi) understood by the diverse crowd present[1]. This manifestation had a dual purpose: to provide evidence of the Spirit's outpouring and to communicate the gospel to foreign listeners[1]. Similar occurrences of tongues are recorded in Acts 10 and 19, each time signifying the Spirit's reception by new groups of believers[1][2].

There are 23 instances in the Book of Acts when someone was saved and there were no tongues mentioned vs only 3 instances in Acts where someone was saved and tongues were present. There are unique reasons why tongues were present in the instances were we see tongues

Verses where tongues are present.

Acts 2:1–4 “When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues,D as the Spirit enabled them.”

Acts 10:44–46 “While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and declaring the greatness of God. Then Peter responded,”

Acts 19:1–6 “While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” “No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” “Into what then were you baptized?” he asked them. “Into John’s baptism,” they replied. Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.”

Verses where tongues are not present.

Acts 2:41 “So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.”

Acts 4:4 “But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.”

Acts 8:12–13 “But when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. Even Simon himself believed. And after he was baptized, he followed Philip everywhere and was amazed as he observed the signs and great miracles that were being performed.”

Acts 8:36–38 “As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water. What would keep me from being baptized?”B So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.”

Acts 9:35 “So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.”

Acts 9:42 “This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.”

Acts 11:21 “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.”

Acts 13:12 “Then, when he saw what happened, the proconsul believed, because he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.”

Acts 13:48 “When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.”

10. Acts 14:1 “In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.”

11. Acts 16:14–15 “A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.”

12. Acts 16:30–34 “He escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him along with everyone in his house. He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized. He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had come to believe in God with his entire household.”

13. Acts 17:4 “Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women.”

14. Acts 17:11–12 “The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Consequently, many of them believed, including a number of the prominent Greek women as well as men.”

15. Acts 17:34 “However, some people joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.”

16. Acts 18:8 “Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.”

17. Acts 5:14 “Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers—multitudes of both men and women.”

18. Acts 6:7 “So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.”

19. Acts 11:24 “for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.”

20. Acts 14:21–23 “After they had preached the gospel in that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch, strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.”

21. Acts 15:3 “When they had been sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the brothers and sisters.”

22. Acts 19:18–20 “And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, while many of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. In this way the word of the Lord spread and prevailed.”

23. Acts 28:23–24 “After arranging a day with him, many came to him at his lodging. From dawn to dusk he expounded and testified about the kingdom of God. He tried to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some were persuaded by what he said, but others did not believe.”