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NOVEMBER 7, 2021
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ACTS 1:5
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
YOU SHALL BE BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
INTRODUCTION
Today many sincere Christians will ask you, “Have you been baptized with the Holy Spirit?”
Today there are many different opinions concerning the Spirit’s Baptism
Because of so many different opinions, many are confused and disturbed about this subject
Some live a troubled and defeated life because they are not sure about the Spirit’s Baptism
They are waiting for some spiritual experience to take place in their life
They are seeking a second work of God’s grace which they call the Baptism with the Spirit
Some say there are certain requirements you must fulfill in-order to receive the Spirit’s Baptism:
Such as self-denial and a total commitment to Christ
You must fast and pray, tarry and pray through until it happens
You must have faith to believe and receive what the Spirit has for you
It will be your fault if you don’t receive the Baptism with the Spirit
Some of those suggestions are not completely unscriptural, they can apply to “spiritual growth”
The error is the teaching they have-to be fulfilled in-order to receive the Baptism with the Spirit
The error is also the teaching that they are the results of the Spirit’s Baptism
Some Christians claim that they experienced the Spirit’s Baptism sometime after salvation
And they say because they have experienced the Baptism with the Spirit:
They now speak in tongues
They now live a power-filled life with the ability to perform miracles
The meaning of the Baptism with the Spirit is certainly a controversial subject today
Sincere Christians disagree on the timing, reception, and results of the Spirit’s baptism
A fact that cannot be denied is that the Spirit’s Baptism was a promise of the Father, Act 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Jesus promised it would take place and compared John’s water baptism with the Spirit’s baptism,
Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many
days hence.
JOHN’S WATER BAPTISM
John the Baptist was sent by God as the forerunner to prepare the way for Jesus and His ministry, Mat
3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea
His message was, Mat 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The first person we find baptizing in the NT was John the Baptist, Mat 3:6 And were baptized of him in
Jordan, confessing their sins.
In the NT the word “baptized” has a literal and a figurative meaning
Literally it means to submerge, to dip or immerse as in water, John literally baptized people
Figuratively it refers to spiritual baptism which Jesus promised would take place
The best explanation for baptism is “identification,” baptism is an identification with something
The one being baptized is identifying with that which is named in the baptism
To be baptized “into the name of someone” identifies with what the name stated stands for
To be baptized “into anything” identifies “believing in” that which is named
So, Baptism is a profession of belief and trust in someone and what they have done
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Baptism is a commitment to observe and be obedient to that which is named
John’s water baptism identified with repentance, confessing of sin, and the coming Messiah
Those John baptized acknowledged their sin and the need for forgiveness of sin
They identified with the promise of the coming Messiah which John was preaching, Mat 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Those who were baptized by John were identifying their faith in the message of John
John the Baptist baptized Jesus, Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.
JESUS’ WATER BAPTISM
The baptism of Jesus identified with His Person, who He was, and His work, why He came
John was hesitant to baptize Jesus, Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of
thee, and comest thou to me?
Jesus explained why He had come to be baptized, Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it
to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Then he suffered him.
Jesus came to fulfill all righteousness, so that we might be made righteous through faith in Jesus
In-order to provide righteousness for us He must take upon Himself the sins of the world
Jesus took the sins of the world to the cross and sacrificed Himself for us
He also arose from the grave to “fulfill all righteousness,” Act 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in
the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath
given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
The cross confirmed that Jesus was “that man,” the resurrection confirmed Jesus as “that man”
The baptism of Jesus also confirmed that Jesus was “that man,” Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was
baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
The Baptism of Jesus marked the beginning of His earthly ministry
The descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus confirmed that He was “that man,” the Messiah
Jesus was the man equipped by God to fulfill His ministry for man and to fulfill all righteousness
His earthly ministry would fulfill God’s redemptive plan to bring salvation to sinful man,
Act 10:37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from
Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; Act 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil;
for God was with him.
The Holy Spirit that descended upon Jesus at His baptism is the same Spirit promised by Jesus
THE PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT’S BAPTISM
Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days
hence.
All 4 gospels state that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit, Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luk 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I
cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost
and with fire:
Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, upon
whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the
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Holy Ghost.
According to scripture, the Spirit’s Baptism is a very important truth, we must understand it
The beginning of the earthly ministry of Jesus was marked by the coming of the Spirit upon Him
In Acts we find the beginning of the disciples of Jesus’ ministry as the NT church
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