A Word About Life and Things
Baptized
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When the priest were going into the Most Holy Place,
they had to be very careful in how they prepared
themselves. They had to cleanse themselves and their
garments. The first thing they did was to sacrifice
a lamb on the alter. The second thing they did was
to wash themselves in a Laver with water. The third
thing they had to anoint them selves with oil. Then
before going into the Most Holy Place they had to
tie a rope around their leg in case they were struck
dead by God.
When Jesus was crucified, we can now go into the Most Holy Place anytime we want. We no longer need a priest to go in our place. We also need to prepare ourselves before we can go into the Most Holy Place. We must be Baptized to go into the Most Holy Place. There are three Baptizes. 1. The Holy Spirit baptizes us in Jesus: We must be born again. Jesus was the Lamb of God and He was sacrificed for our sins. Without Jesus there is no other way into Heaven. We cannot accept Jesus without the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one that leads us to Jesus, and convicts us of our sins. 2. We are baptized in water: In being baptized in water we go into the water as our old self, and we come out as a new person. We are born again. Jesus was the example for us to be baptized. We are saying to everyone that we are a new person in Christ. 3. Jesus baptizes us in the Holy Spirit: Many people ignore the Holy Spirit, and think He is not needed. The Holy Spirit is a person. He has a name, His name is God. He is the third person of the God head. His job is just as important as God the Father, and God the Son, He is the God the Holy Spirit. Jesus said He had to go away so He could send us the Holy Spirit to comfort us, to lead us, to guide us. The Holy Spirits job is the most important job. The Holy Spirit will comfort us, He will guide us, He warns us of danger, He speaks to us with a still small voice. He is with us every day and will never leave us. When Jesus was Baptized by John, the Holy Spirit came down from heaven as a dove and landed on Jesus. If Jesus needed the Holy Spirit, how much more do we need the Holy Spirit. Before Jesus, God spoke to people through the prophets. Since Jesus, any Christian can speak the word of God through the Holy Spirit. Our strength comes from the Holy Spirit. We need Him every day. Our God, the Father, gives us life. Jesus, God the Son, gives us salvation. God, the Holy Spirit, gives us everything else that we need. He gives us direction; He comforts us; He leads us in the way we need to go; He warns us of danger; He speaks to us in a still small voice; He prompts us to help others around us; He gives us everything we need to live for the Lord. We need the Holy Spirit to help us to do the will of the Father. New King James Version 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. New King James Version Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, New King James Version Matthew 3:11 "I indeed baptize you with water unto 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. New King James Version Luke 3:16 John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. New King James Version John 1:33 "I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, `Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' New King James Version Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. New King James Version Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. New King James Version Acts 8:14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. New King James Version Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." 3 And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized?" So they said, "Into John's baptism." 4 Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. New King James Version John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. New King James Version Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. |