What is the Baptism with the Holy Spirit? Part 1

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Main Text - “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Main Point: What the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not. Action: I want new followers to be prepared for the baptism. I want baptized followers to be encouraged to prepare others.

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What is the Baptism with the Holy Spirit?

This is a 2 part introduction message to the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.

This message is for anyone who has not yet experienced the baptism with the Holy Spirit, does not fully understand what the baptism, who its for, how its done, why we need the baptism, how to be prepared, and finally experience the baptism.

This message is also to encourage the spiritual parents to help prepare others who are not yet baptized in the Spirit.

Before we get into further teaching about the Baptism we should first know “What the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not.”

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Main Text - “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

Main Point: What the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not.

What is the Baptism with the Holy Spirit ?

B. What the Baptism with the Holy Spirit Is.

Action: I want new followers to be prepared for the baptism. I want baptized followers to be encouraged to prepare others.

Main Point: What the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not.

What the Baptism with the Holy Spirit Is.

It is not the New Birth.

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit is subsequent to, and distinct from, His Regenerative Work. A full Christian experience should certainly contain both; but this distinction must be made, because many are genuinely saved who have never been filled with the Spirit. The following facts prove this distinction.

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit is clearly different from His work in regeneration work of a person.

It is not the New Birth. The Baptism with the Holy Spirit is subsequent to, and distinct from, His Regenerative Work. A full Christian experience should certainly contain both; but this distinction must be made, because many are genuinely saved who have never been filled with the Spirit. The following facts prove this distinction.

A full Christian experience should certainly contain both; but this distinction must be made, because many are genuinely saved who have never been filled with the Spirit. The following facts prove this distinction.

A follower of Jesus Christ a disciple’s life experience should contain both reintegration and Spirit baptism but they are clearly different events in the life of a disciple.

I know of many followers of Jesus who never experienced the Baptism in the Holy Spirit but have clearly shown a changed life through the work of the Holy Spirit of regeneration their lives.

The following examples from the Word can help understand visible difference.

The apostles were converted under the ministry of Jesus

Jesus called His disciples

“Look the Lamb of God!” - John the Baptist

Andrew and Simon (Peter) started to follow Jesus calling Him the Christ.

Jesus found Philip and called him to follow.

Nathaniel was called to follow Jesus

(What good can come out of Nazareth!?)

Jesus said He saw Nathan under a fig tree when Philip had called Nathan to Jesus.

Nathan knew that Jesus was the Christ and followed Him.

Names in the book of life

Jesus told the disciples that their names were already written in heaven before the Holy Spirit had baptized them. -

You are made clean!

Jesus while talking with His disciples told them that a person that is already clean does not need to be washed again. He just needs to have his feet washed. - Jn. 13:10

Jesus was telling them that they already had been washed by the Word of God that Jesus spoke while He was with them.

Already Pruned!

When Jesus had shared His message about the Grapevine and the gardener. He told His followers that they already have been grafted into the tree, and pruned. They had “already been purified by the message” that Jesus had shared with them. - Jn. 15:3

They were commanded to tarry(or wait),

and were instantly filled with the Spirit at least two years later

Told to wait (Lk. 24:49)

Jesus told His followers to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Holy Ghost.

They waited on the Lord (Acts 1:13,14)

They obeyed the Lord by staying together in once place (around 120 of them).

They were baptized ()

As they gathered and prayed the were baptized in the Holy Ghost!

(; , ; ).

Accepting Christ as your Saviour and experiencing a regenerated life is not the Baptism of the Spirit. Its a process of Sanctification being made pure by the Holy Spirit and set aside for God a holy people.

(3) Paul was converted on the road to Damascus by a personal vision of the resurrected Christ—. He was baptized with the Holy Ghost under the ministry of Ananias three days later ().

Speaking Sanctification...

(4) The twelve men at Ephesus were “believers”—according to Paul’s own words to them: “Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?” or “Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed?” (). These believers were baptized in water and later received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit subsequent to the laying on of the apostle’s hands (). The second translation of verse two, as given above, is followed by many other modern versions. Those who teach that all who are saved receive the Baptism with the Holy Spirit at the same time as salvation, use this translation to seek to prove their point. But the answer of these believing Ephesians to the question: “Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when you believed?” was “We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost” (). Yet, they were believers. One, then, can be a believer and not have been filled with the Spirit. There need not be a long period of time between salvation and the fullness of the Spirit, but the Baptism with the Spirit is an additional experience to the New Birth.

It is not Sanctification

What is Sanctification?

To sum it up when we say “Sanctification” it means how God has set aside items or people to be holy.

Sanctification happens in 2 ways.

God sanctifies by the work of the Holy Spirit to make a person holy instantaneously .

First the Holy Spirit makes us pure by working through the spoken Word of God. When we HEAR the Word of God spoken and hear the truths about Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit works in us to make us pure.

The second method of purification is progressive and done over time by us.

The first method of progressive purification is by Faith.

We are given a measure of faith to trust in Jesus Christ. By using this faith even if its small it can still move a mountain and make us pure in the eyes of God.

The second method of progressive purification is by Obedience to the Word of God.

A common element spoken in the book of John is a “washing of the Word to make you pure” Jesus said this. The disciples spoke of this.

Foundations of Pentecostal Theology G. Sanctification

“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you” (Jn. 15:3); “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (Jn. 17:17); “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word” (Eph. 5:26). “If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth [keeps on cleansing] us from all sin” (1 Jn. 1:7)

The word says “Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you” (); “Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth” (); “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word” (). “If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son [keeps on cleansing] us from all sin” ()

When we are obedient to the Word of God it makes us pure and walk in holiness.

We must also submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In the book of John Jesus made a promise that when He had gone back to the Father, He would send the Holy Spirit who would guide us in all truth. But we must be willing to submit to the Holy Spirit leading us in all things.

finally progressive purification is done when we make a personal commitment to holiness. Paul teaches us in his letter to the Romans “Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.”

Being baptized in the Holy Spirit is not what we called Sanctification. The sanctification process is one of the works that the Holy Spirit does but is not “Spirit Baptism”

Duffield, G. P., & Van Cleave, N. M. (1983). Foundations of Pentecostal theology (p. 244). Los Angeles, CA: L.I.F.E. Bible College.

As has been noted under Soteriology, Sanctification is a manifestation of God’s Grace entirely different from the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. The two augment each other, but are vitally different in character and purpose. Sanctification has to do with separation to God, and purification for His service. It is two-fold: (1) instantaneous (; ; ), this phase of Sanctification refers particularly to the believer’s standing in Christ; (2) progressive (; ; ), this refers to the daily process by which the believer’s actual condition is brought up to his standing.

It is not a reward

Years of Christian Service does not equal baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Some are led to think that Spirit Baptism is a form of Christian Service reward. I can see why considering the amount of people that are being filled with the Spirit on a daily basis.

How many here today have been Baptized in the Spirt this week?

none… Well that must mean that are not quite doing what God wanted us to. We must keep working hard a the good works until we have achieved a level where we have unlocked Spirit Baptism like some kind of game.

Spirit Baptism is not a reward of good works or a number of years of service. Its not a gold watch for 30 years of service in the mine.

Its a gift given to empower us as followers of Jesus Christ to do the work God has called us to do.

Lets take a look at Saul the Pharisee.

Paul said the following about himself:

I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. 6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

Such a bold claim. For years he followed the Law of God and according to him he did not break the law.

Now when Paul had encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was on the way to toss Christians into jail for following Jesus. (Thinking he was doing God a favour) he was struck blind and had ended up fasting for 3 days in prayer.

When 3 days had passed Ananias a follower of Jesus (just like: point out anyone) had gone to Paul and put his hands on him and following the instructions of the Holy Spirit healed Paul and he was Baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Paul did not have to go into the desert for 40 days fasting, he did not have to undo all the damage he had done to the church. He did not have to fulfill a huge task list of services to get the Holy Spirit.

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift not a reward.

Peter backs this up by saying (through the Holy Spirit) ““Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”

In other words, the Baptism with the Spirit is available to new-born babies in Christ.

Lets take a look at the life of Saul to make this point.

for years of Christian service, nor is it the zenith of Christian experience. This should be clearly understood, for many have adopted the idea that to have received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit marks them as superior in spirituality, and worthy of some special dispensation from God. On the contrary, believers were taught to expect the fullness of the Spirit immediately after conversion and water baptism. “… Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (). In other words, the Baptism with the Spirit is available to new-born babes in Christ.

Guy Duffield puts it this way:

“The Baptism with the Holy Spirit is not something to have, but something to use. It is not the height of spiritual experience, but one of the tremendously essential foundations for further development and service.”

One last point before closing.

It is not hereditary

Some christians think that every person is automatically baptized with the Holy Spirit .

Note, however, that Peter in quoting , did not say: “Now is fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.” If he had, there would be nothing more to expect. The prophecy would be fulfilled. But what he did say was. “This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.” Peter gave his listeners to understand—this is what Joel was prophesying about; leaving them, and us, to expect further similar manifestations. Notice the specific wording in Scripture when a prophecy is finally fulfilled: “All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass” (, ); “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, they parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (). Pentecost was not the fulfillment. There have been many since that day. The full consummation of Joel’s prophecy is still in the future when all the accompanying signs will attend (, ).

Some christians think that every person is automatically baptized with the Holy Spirit .

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a gift intended for everyone, in all ages of history, who first believe on Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. Who are Children of God through obedience to Christ.

To say that everyone already has the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, would be like saying every creature is saved for all eternity.

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit must express an individual acceptance and clear experience of each event. We will cover this more in sermon on “The Evidence and Results of Spirit Baptism”

Closing

Jesus Said: “John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

If the Spirit was poured out only at Pentecost, then those 120 or so were the only ones who received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. Salvation is not by proxy, nor is it handed down from one generation to another; neither is the Baptism with the Spirit. Each must be received individually.

The message Jesus gives us is a clear one. A command YOU WILLL be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

The message Jesus gives us is a clear one. A command. a

The message Jesus gives us is a clear one. A command YOU WILLL be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Again He commands this before he ascended up to the Father:

What the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is.

Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”