The Baptism

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The Baptism Filling of the Holy Spirit

• Will you make the Bible the judge of your
  experience, or will your experience be the judge
  of the Bible?

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The Baptism ofthe Holy Spirit
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• Here are all the Bible references to the baptism
  of the Spirit in the entire Bible
• Matthew 311, Mark 18 Luke 316 John 133
  Acts 15 Acts 1115,16 1Cor 1213
  Romans 63,4 Galatians 327 Ephesians 45
• Italicized References are implied references.
  They only contain some form of the word baptize,
  but not Spirit.

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1. The Spirits Baptism is for whom?

• All references are New Testament only.
• All references before Pentecost are predictive
• Matthew 311, Mark 18 Luke 316 John 133
  Acts 15
• Read Acts 14, 5 and draw conclusions
• The Baptism of the Spirit first occurred in
  Jerusalem, a few days after the Lords ascension.
• The baptism is a new event for believers of the
  church age! You are special!

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2. When did the baptism occur?

• Acts 14,5 gospels
• Acts 2 Pentecost
• Acts 1044-1118Gentiles saved and baptized at
  moment of salvation.

• Coming soon!!
• Was this it?
• That was it!(Acts 1115,16)

The initial baptism occurred in Acts 2 on the day
of Pentecost and subsequently when the Gentiles
believed the gospel.
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3. What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

• 1Cor 1213 is the only doctrinal statement on the
  baptism of the Holy Spirit in the Bible.
• we were all baptized All believers (spiritual
  or carnal) are baptized by the Holy Spirit.
• into one body Baptism immerses (baptizw) each
  person into the body of Christ, the church, at
  the moment of belief in Christ. (cf. Act 1117)
• The baptism is not an experience of
  sanctification subsequent to salvation. It is a
  positional truth.

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REVIEW

• WHO? The baptism is a new event for believers of
  the church age unknown in the OT.
• WHEN? The initial baptism occurred at Pentecost
  and subsequently each time a man or woman trusts
  Christ as Savior.
• WHAT? The baptism of the Holy Spirit is the
  operation of the of the Spirit which places a
  person in Christ upon the moment of salvation.

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Will you make Scripture the judge of your
experience or your experience the judge of
Scripture?
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The Filling of the Holy Spirit
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1. For Whom is The Filling of the Holy Spirit?

• Old and New Testament Saints
• Bezalel (Exo 313) John the Baptist (Luk 115)
  etc.
• Day of Pentecost (Acts 24) and forward
• Saved or Unsaved
• John the Baptist in his mothers womb (Luk 115)
• Contrast this to baptism which is only for the
  saved of this age.

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2. What is The Filling of the Holy Spirit?

• The root idea of filling is control when
  discussing emotions or persons and content when
  discussing things.
• Satan fills (controls behavior). Acts 53
• Emotions fill and control behavior. Acts 517,
  18 Jealousy controlled Sadducees.
• The Holy Spirit fills for the purpose of
  controlling behavior. Acts 48 Peter filled to
  speak.
• If you substitute the word control for fill,
  you will have a better grasp of the concept.

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3. How are we filled or controlled by the Holy
Spirit?

• Sovereignly Whenever God sovereignly desires
  (with or without consent) to control us.
• Developmentally As a matter of character
  development. Steven was full as a matter of
  character (Acts 63) and filled on occasion to
  speak (755).
• Consensually As a consequence of submission to
  the Word of God (of which the Spirit is the
  author).
• Compare Eph 518 and Col 316

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Summary

• The baptism of the Holy Spirit is positional not
  experiential and occurs one time for every
  believer of the church age at the moment of his
  or her salvation.
• The filling of the Holy Spirit is experiential,
  may occur multiple times, and is not limited to
  the church age. It is related to enablement for
  service and character development.

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Will you make Scripture the judge of your
experience or your experience the judge of
Scripture?
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Test Time!
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1. The baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit
are A. the same B. two distinct works C. both
future events D. not specifically mentioned in
Scripture
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2. Baptism by the Holy Spirit A. was experienced
by some Old Testament believers B. was an
occasional experience of disciples in the
Gospels C. is entirely a doctrine of the
church D. is the same as Johns baptism
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3. Spirit baptism A. is pictured in water
baptism B. is the forming of a spiritual union C.
takes place when a person trusts Christ as
Savior D. is all of the above
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4. The first historic baptism by the Holy
Spirit A. is not recorded in Scripture B. took
place at Pentecost when the Spirit descended C.
occurred in the upper room after Christs
resurrection D. took place as Christ ascended to
heaven in Acts 1
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5. The great objective in the Spirits baptism
was to A. enable believers to speak in an unknown
language B. bring into being the body of
Christ C. empower believers to witness D. give
believers a happy feeling
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6. A believer can experience the baptism of the
Spirit A. repeatedly as needed B. when he is
filled with the Spirit C. only once when he is
converted D. when he has reached a high state of
sanctification
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7. A believer is commanded by God to be A. filled
with the Spirit B. baptized by the Spirit C.
sealed with the Spirit D. anointed with the Spirit
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8. The results of being filled with the Spirit is
evidenced by A. being thankful in every
situation B. making melody in our hearts to the
Lord C. being subject to one another D. all of
the above
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9. The filling of the Spirit is unique in that it
is meant to be A. an experience that occurs once
at conversion B. an experience that enables you
to see and hear things supernatural C. a repeated
experience D. only for a few Christians
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10. Ephesians 518 is the only Scripture A. that
mentions that Holy Spirit in the letters B. that
commands us to be filled with the Spirit C. that
refers to the sealing of the Spirit D. that
refers to the results of being filled
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What do you say? What evidence is there in your
life that you are filled with the Holy Spirit?