What, Then, Is The Baptism In The Holy Spirit?
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is an empowering for service that takes place in the life of the Christian (Acts 1:5,8). In it, we are immersed in the Spirit's life and power.
- To illustrate, if we drank water from a glass, then the water would be inside us. However, if we went to the beach and stepped into the ocean, then we would be in the water. We receive, as it were, a drink of the Holy Spirit when we are saved, but when we are baptized in the Spirit, it is as if that initial drink becomes an ocean that completely surrounds us.
- Just as the indwelling Spirit that Christians receive when they are saved reproduces the life of Jesus, so the outpoured, or baptizing, Spirit reproduces the ministry of Jesus, including miracles and healings.
Why Do We Need The Baptism In The Holy Spirit?
- We need a power beyond ourselves for service and ministry in Christ's Kingdom.
- When Jesus gave the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), He knew that His disciples could not fulfill it in their own power. Therefore, He had a special gift in store for them: It was His plan to give them the same power that He had -- the power of the Spirit of God. So, immediately after giving them the Great Commission, Jesus commanded his disciples not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father promised, "which," He said, "you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now" (Acts 1:4-5). He further promised: "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth" (Acts 1:8).
What about your personal Baptism
- Now that you know what the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is all about and why you need it, now it is time to personalize it for yourself.
- Just watch the training videos below and you too can have one of the most powerful gifts of the Holy Spirit!
Baptized in the Holy Spirit
How to Speak in Tongues
