Bible Discussion Thread

Is being baptized into Christ the same as be baptized with the Holy Ghost?

Greeting's

John 3:5

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Blessings

Hello GSaavedra,

I've returned from my errand. Jesse has given you the verse in Galatians that speaks of having faith in Jesus shows we have received the Holy Spirit.

I will cite Acts 2:38 where Peter says to believe the gospel, repent, be baptized and one will receive the Holy Spirit.

Eph. 1:13-14 speaks of the Holy Spirit sealing one when they believe

In Actd 10:44-48 Believers receive the Holy Spirit prior to baptism.

In Acts 19:1-6 Believers receive the Holy Spirit after baptism.

These Scriptures confirm what Jesus said to Nicodemus in Jon 3, that the Holy Spirit is like the wind, we cannot see Him, but we see His work in us. God is free to work in those He chooses to draw to Jesus as He pleases.

The regenerative work of the Holy Spirit is not something any person can do. His indwelling and regenerative work are in His own counsel and will.

But we can know if we believe in Jesus and the His gospel, we can be sure that we have received the indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in us, though we may not perceive Him doing this work, but we instead believe what Scripture teaches and then move forward in faith to live according to the working of the Holy Spirit in us.

Hello GSaavedra798

I believe it is true that when one is baptized in water as Jesus commanded that the Holy Spirit either regenerated the person prior to come to faith and then choose to be baptized or that the Holy Spirit may regenerate the person being baptized at that time or regenerate the person at a time after water baptism..

Baptism is an outward action indicative of an inward work of God with the Holy Spirit causing a person to be born again and to come to faith in Jesus.

So, historically, baptism and the infilling/indwelling of the Holy Spirit are connected. I'll get back to you in a bit. I have to leave for an errand.

GSaavedra798,

My apologies. I meant to say Galatians 3:27.

Blessings!

GSaavedra798,

I would say yes. We see this in 1 Corinthians 3:27. That's Spiritual baptism.



Also, 1 Corinthians 12:13 tells us that we've all been baptized by one Spirit into the body of Christ. It's another phrase for the Spirit of God coming into a person's life and represents cleansing and identification.