Baptism with what?

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Were you Baptized with water or ?

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I could ask this question another way. Were you baptized in water or were you baptized inside with fire?

I want to speak what is in my Spirit about Baptism and how it relates to salvation. Many feel that water baptism is the one and only baptism to be considered. Others feel it's not necessary to salvation. I'll speak what God has placed in my spirit about it.

There are two recorded ways that people have been saved in the bible. One way is acknowledging(verbally) Jesus Christ as the way into heaven able to forgive sins along with sincere belief in the heart.

This is what happened on the Cross when Jesus was acknowledged by the thief next to him on the Cross.

Take a look at this interaction between Christ and the thief next to him on the Cross.

Luke 23:39-44

39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise

Romans 10:9

9that if thou shalt

confess

with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Many try to come up with reasons as to why Christ allowed this man to come into his paradise, but the facts are there. Jesus Christ has the authority to receive those that call on him to be saved. He is our re-birth and baptism. .

Romans 10

13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

If you choose to show your belief via water baptism, it's okay because it's a God given commission to show your faith and obedience.

No matter which way you illustrate your belief in Jesus, you must believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord and is willing as well as able to forgive you of your sins.

Here's the important thing though

You must be baptized with the baptism that Christ uses to purify his believers, which is to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

This is the Spirit of Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:9

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

The Holy spirit has with him, many gifts. It's found here in 1 Corinthians 12. He is the comforter Christ mentioned several times.

John 14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (There are many who feel Christ was only talking to the Disciples here) Not True.

Even if you have been baptized with water, you must be baptized with the Spirit of Christ. This is the one that saves and changes the individual.

This is why Jesus said you must be baptized. It's because Jesus baptizes people with his Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the source of living water that gives life. This is why Jesus mentioned being born of water.

John 7:38-39

38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Many have not believed on Jesus because they don't believe his words. Therefore, they have not received the Gospel in it's fullness and have never known Christ. How can you believe in Jesus and not believe what he says? If you believe anything different than what Jesus has said, do you call him a liar? I hope not!

John 12:48

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Mark 8:38

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels In addition, John the baptist said this.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Once you have been baptized with the Holy Spirit, this is what you've done.

1.You have been Identified as an adopted son of God

Romans 8:15

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Galatians 4:4-7

4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

2.You have the ability to see the truth. In other words, the truth is at your fingertips because the truth is inside you.

John 14:16-18

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

3.You will operate in one or many of the gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12.

4. You will have access to the deep things(thoughts) of God.

1 Corinthians 2

9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

5. You have in you, the one who is greater than the one in the world.

1 John 4:4

4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

This means you have who it takes inside you to overcome Satan and this world and his plan for your demise. You see, there are very, very good things that come from receiving the Holy Spirit's baptism. Water baptism cannot give you the things mentioned above, only the Holy Spirit can. Water baptism can only show what you believe.