Matthew
3:11; Acts 1:5, 8
I indeed baptize you with water unto
repentance; but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am
not worth to bear; He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
This
is Matthew's account of John the Baptist ministry of preaching repentance as he
was baptizing all who believed with water, but John the Baptist was mindful of
the coming Messiah who was mightier than him who would baptize all believers
with the Holy Ghost/Spirit. Baptism in the Holy Spirit gives great powers to boldly
witness Christ the world over (Acts 1:8) as well as live holy lives unto God.
The
significance of being baptized in the Holy Spirit is that it gives believers
more than just the ability or strength to perform miracles, but the authority
in which to heal the sick, drive out demos and to travel to remote places in
the world witnessing Christ that would be otherwise omitted. Being baptized in
the Holy Spirit is the initial point of the spirit-filled believer witnessing
with such profound boldness that the hearer will accept Jesus as Lord and
Savior as proclaimed by the believer. The indwelling Holy Spirit testifies
through the believer to the truth of Christ's deity, His death burial and
resurrection and His message of salvation as Christ is the message. Being
baptized in the Holy Spirit brings a greater awareness of God's presence, the
desire for righteous living and a deeper love for His Word and understanding of
the Word.
Baptized
in the Holy Spirit is submerged in God's holiness.
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