“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” Mark 16:16
“I indeed have baptized you with water: but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.” Mark 1:8
Jesus taught us that salvation is for all who believe and who are baptized. Believing is easily understood, but what does Jesus mean by baptized? Is baptized being sprinkled with water as an infant, is it being dunked in water as an adult, or is it something else? In Mark 1:8 John the Baptist was talking about the power of Jesus. John was baptizing people with water as an evidence of them turning from their sin. It was a testimony to others. As John baptized with water, God began to have him prophesy about Jesus, and what God had him say was that, “He Who was coming after him, was stronger than he was, and that He (Jesus) wouldn’t baptize with water but with the Holy Spirit.” “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 Holy Ghost.” John 1:33 The baptism of Jesus isn’t an action by us, or a testimony we provide as an evidence of doing something, it is an action by God. It is Jesus’ testimony that He did something, that He saved us and empowered us to be free from the power of death. “I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive evermore, A-men; and have the keys of hell and of death.” Revelation 1:18
The second Truth about the baptism of the Holy Spirit is that it is Jesus doing it to us! Jesus is the only way to salvation and since He is, He is the only one Who baptizes us with the Holy Spirit!
“I indeed have baptized you with water: but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.” Mark 1:8
Jesus taught us that salvation is for all who believe and who are baptized. Believing is easily understood, but what does Jesus mean by baptized? Is baptized being sprinkled with water as an infant, is it being dunked in water as an adult, or is it something else? In Mark 1:8 John the Baptist was talking about the power of Jesus. John was baptizing people with water as an evidence of them turning from their sin. It was a testimony to others. As John baptized with water, God began to have him prophesy about Jesus, and what God had him say was that, “He Who was coming after him, was stronger than he was, and that He (Jesus) wouldn’t baptize with water but with the Holy Spirit.” “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 Holy Ghost.” John 1:33 The baptism of Jesus isn’t an action by us, or a testimony we provide as an evidence of doing something, it is an action by God. It is Jesus’ testimony that He did something, that He saved us and empowered us to be free from the power of death. “I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive evermore, A-men; and have the keys of hell and of death.” Revelation 1:18
The second Truth about the baptism of the Holy Spirit is that it is Jesus doing it to us! Jesus is the only way to salvation and since He is, He is the only one Who baptizes us with the Holy Spirit!
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