{"id":420,"date":"2020-12-14T00:39:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T00:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebiblicalfoundation.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2023-09-14T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:04:46","slug":"what-is-the-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit-and-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebiblicalfoundation.com\/what-is-the-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit-and-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Fire?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have heard a lot of teaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire. There has been a lot of doctrine built around this term, but the truth is there is only one instance in the entire Bible that mentions the baptism in the Holy Spirit and the baptism in fire together. That instance is found in Luke 3:16<\/a> and Matthew 3:11<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire<\/strong>.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t know, this is John the Baptist speaking and he is referring to Jesus. So Jesus is the one who will baptize us with the Holy Spirit and with fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article I’m going to be explaining that the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire are separate baptisms and that they have different purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Holy Spirit baptism is meant to endue believers with God’s power. It equips the christian with God’s ability to be an effective witness. While the baptism in fire is a baptism of judgement for all who do not repent.<\/strong> This is understood more clearly when we look at the context of Matthew chapter 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple Baptisms in the New Testament <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles<\/em> of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms<\/strong>, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.” (Hebrews 6:1-2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see there are multiple baptisms that the early apostles taught new believers. Most christians probably only know of one, but the New Testament mentions that there are different types of baptisms and different purposes for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I list off the different baptisms the Bible mentions, it’s important to ask two things when looking at scriptures that refer to baptism. (1) Who is doing the baptizing? (2) What are they being baptized into? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Baptism into the Body of Christ: <\/strong>“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body<\/strong>—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:13)<\/a>. This baptism is the new birth. We are baptized by the Holy Spirit into the family of God (aka the Body of Christ). This is what takes place when we get saved, or born of the Spirit as Jesus calls it in John chapter 3<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Baptism in the Name of Jesus: <\/strong>“When they heard this,<\/em> they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus<\/strong>” (Acts 19:5)<\/a>. This is water baptism. A fellow believer will baptize the new convert into water, representing the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. (Related article: Water Baptism A Complete Study<\/a>). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Baptism in the Holy Spirit:<\/strong> “For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit <\/strong>not many days from now…But you will receive power <\/em>when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses..” (Acts 1:5 & 8)<\/a>. (Related article: Baptism in the Holy Spirit<\/a>). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Baptism with Fire:<\/strong> “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire<\/strong>“ (Matthew 3:11)<\/a>. We will cover this baptism more in depth shortly. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n