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Matt 28:19; "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
1 Jn 5:8; the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
Being baptized with water is not the same thing as being baptized in the Spirit.
Mark 1:8; "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 1:5; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
Acts 11:16; "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Acts 8:14; Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,
Acts 8:15; who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:16; For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 8:17; Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.
They had been baptized in water... but the Holy Spirit hadn't fallen upon them yet.
The same thing happened with Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus.
Acts 9:16; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."
Acts 9:17; So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 9:18; And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
After Paul met Jesus, he was blind for 3 days. But hadn't received the Holy Spirit yet either.
It was also two separate events for Cornelius and his family.
Acts 10:3; About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"
Acts 10:4; And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
Cornelius already new God, but he hadn't received the Holy Spirit yet.
Acts 10:44; While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.
Acts 10:45; All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Acts 10:46; For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
Acts 10:47; "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"
Acts 10:48; And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
In Cornelius's cases, they were baptized in water after they received the Holy Spirit,
Also the "disciples at Ephesus"
Acts 19:1; It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.
Acts 19:2; He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."
Acts 19:3; And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism."
Acts 19:4; Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
Acts 19:5; When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:6; And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.
Acts 19:7; There were in all about twelve men.
These men had already been baptized in water, but they hadn't received the batism of the Holy Spirit yet.
Well it seems that is mostly how they did baptize people, as most of them had already been baptized in water.
2 Tim 3:16; All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
All of the Bible is relevant, there aren't any "that doesn't apply anymore" verses in the new testament.
As soon as we start picking and choosing what "still matters" and what doesn't, we are making ourselves God.
We are deciding what God is saying, instead of letting the Bible say it.
1 Jn 5:8; the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
Being baptized with water is not the same thing as being baptized in the Spirit.
Mark 1:8; "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 1:5; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
Acts 11:16; "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Acts 8:14; Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,
Acts 8:15; who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:16; For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 8:17; Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.
They had been baptized in water... but the Holy Spirit hadn't fallen upon them yet.
The same thing happened with Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus.
Acts 9:16; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."
Acts 9:17; So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 9:18; And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
After Paul met Jesus, he was blind for 3 days. But hadn't received the Holy Spirit yet either.
It was also two separate events for Cornelius and his family.
Acts 10:3; About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"
Acts 10:4; And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
Cornelius already new God, but he hadn't received the Holy Spirit yet.
Acts 10:44; While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.
Acts 10:45; All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Acts 10:46; For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
Acts 10:47; "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"
Acts 10:48; And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
In Cornelius's cases, they were baptized in water after they received the Holy Spirit,
Also the "disciples at Ephesus"
Acts 19:1; It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.
Acts 19:2; He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."
Acts 19:3; And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism."
Acts 19:4; Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
Acts 19:5; When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:6; And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.
Acts 19:7; There were in all about twelve men.
These men had already been baptized in water, but they hadn't received the batism of the Holy Spirit yet.
Do you have read that the apostles have baptizing in the name of the Holy Spirit?
Well it seems that is mostly how they did baptize people, as most of them had already been baptized in water.
2 Tim 3:16; All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
All of the Bible is relevant, there aren't any "that doesn't apply anymore" verses in the new testament.
As soon as we start picking and choosing what "still matters" and what doesn't, we are making ourselves God.
We are deciding what God is saying, instead of letting the Bible say it.