RECEIPT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BAPTISM, TONGUES AND REPENTANCE

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RECEIPT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BAPTISM,TONGUES AND REPENTANCE

TONGUES (A KNOWN LANGUAGE!!!)

If the gift of speaking in tongues were active in the church today, it would be performed in agreement with Scripture. It would be a real and intelligible language (1 Corinthians 14:10). It would be for the purpose of communicating God's Word with a person of another language (Acts 2:6-12). It would be in agreement with the command God gave through the apostle Paul, “If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God” (1 Corinthians 14:27-28). It would also be in accordance with 1 Corinthians 14:33, “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”

If someone makes this gift into an IDOL and claims that one who cannot speak in tongues is not saved that person is teaching a heresy. WHY? Because there is only one way to salvation and that is to believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ by unmerited grace through faith God gives to believe. Any work or sign that is a condition attached to BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST is heresy and heresy is of the Devil.

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IMMEDIATE AT THE MOMENT OF BELIEF (It is NOT proven by any experience nor speaking in a known tongue)

Eph.4:
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.


1. The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at the moment one believes the Gospel. God the Holy Spirit is sent to seal us into Jesus without anything we do (tongues speaking included) . Add something we must do: speaking in tongues, and that one is NOT born again no matter what they say about their experiences.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit may be defined as that work whereby the Spirit of God places the believer into union with Christ and into union with other believers in the body of Christ at the moment of salvation. The baptism of the Holy Spirit was predicted by John the Baptist (Mark 1:8) and by Jesus before He ascended to heaven: “For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5). This promise was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4); for the first time, people were permanently indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and the church had begun.

” Ephesians 1:13-14 teaches us that the Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation for all those who believe: “Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.”

The possession of the Spirit is an identifying factor of the possession of salvation. Further, the Holy Spirit could not be the “seal of salvation” (Ephesians 1:13-14) if He is not received at the moment of salvation (BELIEF IN JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL) Many scriptures make it abundantly clear that our salvation is secured the moment we receive Christ as Savior.

This discussion is controversial because the ministries of the Holy Spirit are often confused. The receiving/indwelling of the Spirit occurs at the moment of salvation. The filling of the Spirit is an ongoing process in the Christian life. While we hold that the baptism of the Spirit also occurs at the moment of salvation, some Christians do not. This sometimes results in the baptism of the Spirit being confused with “receiving the Spirit” as an act subsequent to salvation.

In conclusion, how do we receive the Holy Spirit? We receive the Holy Spirit by simply receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior (John 3:5-16). When do we receive the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit becomes our permanent possession the moment we believe.

MORE ABOUT BAPTISM

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit saves and seals us permanently. The ritual Baptism, before another or other believers is an acknowledgement of our belief as well as obedience to the command of Jesus. IT IS NOT A CONDITION OF ANYTHING WE MUST DO TO ALLOW GOD TO SAVE US!

There are many circumstances where the called out child of God cannot be baptized and for one reason or another dies right after a confession of belief. ALL CAN COME. ALL CAN BE SAVED. AND ANY TEACHING THAT INCLUDES ANY CONDITION BUT BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS HERESY.

Rom.10:

9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

There are many who say that the Bible also teaches that Baptism is the last act needed that that person does for God to save them. This has raged in the "church" VISIBLE only for generations. IT IS FALSE. BELIEF SAVES AND BAPTISM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BELIEF AND FAITH GOD GAVE TO BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.

Here are two used to hit "BY GRACE ALONE THROUGH FAITH ALONE" over the head and swear by it!

Acts 2:38

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Acts 2:38 explained. This was preached to the Jew's. They had the word of God. They knew the prophesies. They were going away from God in sins.The message is REPENT. (Change your mind and then your conduct will follow) Repent means to believe the Gospel and start walking God's way. The evidence of the change of mind and belief in Jesus Christ as Messiah and Lord and Savior is the Baptism in water. This was NOT, for them, anything to put off! It was immediate so as to identify who had come out of Judaism and crossed over into belief in Jesus Christ as Lord.

In that day the custom and rite of Baptism followed immediately after being saved. THE RITUAL OF BAPTISM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BELIEVING ON JESUS. IT WAS A WITNESS BEFORE OTHER BELIEVERS OF THAT PERSONS FAITH AND SALVATION THAT ALWAYS PRECEDES THE RITUAL OF BAPTISM.

What does baptism signify?

Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection.

Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation. To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ's death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus' death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians5:21). Jesus' payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation.

Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate ***baptism as a requirement for salvation. However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses. Scripture does not contradict Scripture. In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith.

ANOTHER HERESY

Baptismal regeneration is the belief that baptism is necessary for salvation, or, more precisely, that regeneration does not occur until a person is water baptized.

Advocates of baptismal regeneration typically have a four-part formula for how salvation is received. They believe that a person must believe, repent, confess, and be baptized in order to be saved. They believe this way because there are biblical passages that seem to indicate that each of these actions is necessary for salvation. For example, Romans 10:9–10 links salvation with confession. Acts 2:38 links salvation with repentance and baptism.

Repentance, understood according to scriptures, is required for salvation. Repentance is a change of mind. Repentance, in relation to salvation, is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to acceptance of Christ. It is not a separate step from saving faith. Rather, it is an essential aspect of saving faith. One cannot receive Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace through faith, without a change of mind about who He is and what He did.

Confession, understood in the Bible, is a demonstration of faith. If a person has truly received Jesus Christ as Savior, proclaiming that faith to others will be a result. If a person is ashamed of Christ and/or ashamed of the message of the gospel, it is highly unlikely that the person has understood the gospel or experienced the salvation that Christ provides.

Baptism, understood in scriptures, is an identification with Christ. Christian baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3–4). As with confession, if a person is unwilling to be baptized—unwilling to identify his/her life as being redeemed by Jesus Christ—that person has very likely not been made a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) through faith in Jesus Christ.

Repenting, confessing, etc., do not make a person worthy of salvation. Rather, the official view is that faith, repentance, confession, and baptism are “works of obedience,” things a person must do before God grants salvation. While the standard Protestant understanding is that faith is the one thing God requires before salvation is granted, those of the baptismal regeneration persuasion believe that baptism—and, for some, repentance and confession—are additional things God requires before He grants salvation. THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS! REPENTANCE BEGINS WHEN ONE BELIEVES THEY ARE A LOST SINNER BOUND FOR HELL AND THAT JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOR. THIS IS WHAT PREACHING ACCORDING TO GOD'S GIFT PROPOUNDS BY THE SPIRIT. SEE FOOT NOTE BELOW ( )

The problem with this viewpoint is that there are biblical passages that clearly and explicitly declare faith to be the only requirement for salvation. John 3:16, one of the most well-known verses in the Bible, states, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” In Acts 16:30, the Philippian jailer asks the apostle Paul, “What must I do to be saved?” If there was ever an opportunity for Paul to present a four-part formula, this was it. Paul’s response was simple: “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). No baptism, no confession, just faith.

There are literally dozens of verses in the New Testament that attribute salvation to faith/belief with no other requirement mentioned in the context. If baptism, or anything else, is necessary for salvation, all of these verses are wrong, and the Bible contains errors and is therefore no longer worthy of our trust.

An exhaustive study of the New Testament on various requirements for salvation is not necessary. Receiving salvation is not a process or a multi-step formula. Salvation is a finished product, not a recipe. What must we do to be saved? Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we will be saved.

BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT FOR SERVICE

This Spirit baptism occurs once for every believer; it is the new birth. The baptism of the Spirit is given to all believers alike, (1 Cor. 12:13 ALL believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit; Gal. 3:27 ALL believers have been baptized into Christ.)

BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

What is available to all of us are subsequent fillings that keep us walking in the Spirit’s power to live a life pleasing to the Lord and pursue serving Him and doing His will.

“And he (Christ) is the head of the body, the church” (Col. 1:18), Jesus is the baptizer, making every believer today part of the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is given to bring believers into the “one body” (1Cor. 12:13). Galatians 3:26-27 “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Meaning to wear him to be seen on the outside like a garment; we are to be living epistles.

BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (many fillings along our life's way in Christ Jesus our Lord)

Eph. 5:18-19: “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”

This is the tense of being continually filled, meaning often; it is not a one time event as the baptism of the Spirit is. In contrast, the filling of the Spirit is a continuous activity. Paul makes a CONTRAST that our being filled with the Spirit does not have the same effect as drinking alcoholic beverages, but is the opposite. A Spirit filled Christian has his Bible in his heart. As David said, “thy word I have his in my heart that I may not sin against you.” It is essential to KNOW the word to live a spiritual life.

ONE BAPTISM!

There is no command in Scripture that tells us to be re-baptized by the Holy Spirit. Why? Because it is something that immediately happens when one is born again. Teaching another baptism with the Holy Spirit for those who are born again is not correct; the Bible teaches to be filled and refilled as a continual and necessary process.

When faith is exercised at the moment one believes, the Holy Spirit indwells us (Gal. 3:2).

The Greek perfect tense is used in I Jn. 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 5, 18. It emphasizes an action that was completed in the past but continues unchanged into the present. It means it is instantaneous, regeneration is not a process, but its effect continues to the present. We are justified and are presently being sanctified and will one day be glorified.

In the book of Acts, the endowment of power was for their witnessing, by preaching of the Word. The power was seen in transforming lives when people’s sins were forgiven through the gospel being preached. Boldness, not just tongues, was the common denominator of being filled with the Spirit.

“Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit said to them...when they saw the boldness of Peter...” (Acts 4:8,13). “They [the believers] were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness” (4:31). “Brother Saul...was filled with the Holy Spirit.... Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues... (9:17, 20). “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit...speaking boldly in the Lord (Acts 13:45-46,52, 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:2).

A Spirit filled person or church will be bold in proclaiming the truth, the gospel and standing against error. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).

DAILY FILLINGS

What many believe as a separate baptism should more accurately be called a filling of the Spirit. To be filled with the Spirit is a daily thing, to be baptized with the Holy Spirit (baptized into the Body by the Holy Spirit) happens only once. So the baptism with the Spirit is what takes place at salvation which places us in the body of Christ and He indwells us. The filling of the Spirit is part of our sanctification, our discipleship, as give over the areas we need to for his control. Once we understand this we can pursue the right thing.

THE ABOVE IS EVERY FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCE WHO ARE WALKING IN THE FAITH AND SEEKING FILLINGS DAILY WITHOUT SIN THAT IS NOT CONFESSED WHICH BREAKS FELLOWSHIP WITH OUR FATHER AND BINDS THE HOLY SPIRIT.

SIN BINDS THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BREAKS OUR FELLOWSHIP WITH OUR FATHER

That is why we are to be edified by 1 John 1:5-10; 2:1-2 : PLEASE REVIEW AGAIN.

REPENTANCE

ESSENTIAL GOSPEL TRUTHS WE CAN COUNT ON IN MINISTERING TO THE LOST.

There is no sinless Gospel.

WITHOUT " Christ died for our sins..." Repentance is just an empty word without any attendant convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit that faith from God empowers in the called out believer. Those who profess Christ without conviction of sin will be led to a false belief and not saved.

WHAT IS BIBLE BASED REPENTANCE?

Luke 5:32
" I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

The full biblical definition of repentance is a change of mind of our lack of belief that GOD IS: that JESUS LIVES AND IS LORD GOD AND SAVIOR WHO SHED HIS SINLESS BLOOD ON THE CROSS, DIED FOR OUR SINS , AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD and WE ARE LOST SINNERS UNDER JUDGMENT; that this divine realization results in a change of mind, action and ambitions, in our life.

[ *JUDGMENT

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

What is the meaning of perish?

John 5:29

"29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."

Revelation 21:8

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.]

REPENTANCE

This begins NOT as a condition we must satisfy by our doing this or not doing that which we did before we were saved,(sinning!) but IS the result of receiving a saving faith (God gives), (Eph.2:8-9) to BELIEVE who Jesus is (Acts 2:36 ) and what He has done and being convicted of our sinful nature by the Holy Spirit and that we are lost sinners bound for Hell, that our walk in Christ, after we believe, exemplifies, as a change in our behavior (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 5:19-23; James 2:14-26), witnessed by our works in faith wrapped in the fruits the Holy Spirit provides through us, (Matt. 3:8; in particular His Love) as proof of repentance. Galatians 5: 22-23

" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."(Gal.5:22-23) (Shall we continue to practice sin as our way of living? God forbid! Romans 6:1-2)

It is crucially important that we understand repentance is not a work we do to earn salvation. No one can repent and come to God unless God pulls that person to Himself (John 6:44). Acts 11:18 indicates that repentance is something God gives—it is only possible because of His grace through faith God gives.(Eph. 2:8) All of salvation, including repentance and faith, is a result of God drawing us, opening our eyes, and changing our hearts. God's long suffering leads us to REPENTANCE (2 Peter 3:9), as does His kindness (Romans 2:4).

Turning from sin is not the definition of repentance, but it is one of the results of genuine faith-based repentance, AFTER Salvation vests through the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE HERESY OF "WE" DO

Never fall for a "Gospel" that says we must abandon sin first (a false claim of what repentance is) AND turn our life over to God (a fallacy since we are still in our sins, nor does God want our dead life, but will provide new life, by The Holy Spirit in us, in whom Jesus works through for us, and this eternal life is for His Glory)

SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT OF GOD

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."

And what God gives, through Christ, LET NO ONE put asunder by any condition, any sign, any law, anything that denies the perfect work of Jesus and the Eternal salvation He bestows through what He FINISHED for we, His bride to be.

NO WORKS GOSPEL

There is no Gospel preached that mixes in ANYTHING man does, could do, must do but confess belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior according to the Gospel and if it does, is another Gospel ( ie: using "repentance", one facet of which is a CHANGE OF MIND about our sinful nature, produced by Godly sorrow for sin, accomplished by the Holy Spirit convicting ministry through the Gospel received, and demanding ACTIONS that show such repentance as a CONDITION of salvation is false ), or any act we must do, not do, or do perfectly, BUT BELIEVE! is another Gospel; that God condemns. Galatians 1:6-9

We are justified IN CHRIST, not ourselves nor in our progress, after being saved, in being made Holy (Sanctification)

Romans 3:21-26

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

No Gospel's salvation is proven by man's keeping of any law, a Sabbath. Being in Christ is our Sabbath rest in this day of grace. It is, IN CHRIST, everyday in faithful work as He (See John 5:17). He finished our redemption, not by us keeping law (Hebrews 4:1,11; Gal.4:1-2; Col.2: 16-17 ); or receiving a Baptism, speaking in tongues, not anything but by Christ alone.

THE DEVIL LOVES "CONDITIONS" AND NOT PURE GRACE THROUGH FAITH!

1 Tim.4:1-2

" Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"

WARNING! (ANY WORK OF MAN (ANY!) ) BEWARE OF ANOTHER GOSPEL WHICH IS NO GOSPEL

ANOTHER GOSPEL

Galatians 1:
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

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