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Originally Posted by robbievaw  Perhaps John the baptist, a fore runner, who pointed to Jesus Christ as the One, perhaps his baptism fore-shadowed the true baptism of Jesus Christ who baptises people with the Holy Spirit and fire. Interestingly Jesus never baptised anyone.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire
So John baptized with water, but Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire.
These two baptisms are outlined in Acts 18:25- 19-6 where Apollos is first baptized with Johns baptism and then was baptized by Paul in Jesus Christ.
There appears to be a shift here, from water baptism into Holy Spirit and fire baptism. So have you been baptized into Christ yet?  |
Ephesians 4:5 teaches that there is only one baptism. That one baptism is proven by the scriptures to be the baptism mentioned in the Great commission in Matthew 28:19-20 and seen taking place in Acts 2:38. That baptism is water baptism. Paul speaks of baptism as a burial in Romans 6:8 which is right in line with the meaning of the word baptism (Greek immersion).
Jesus linked water and spirit together in John 3:5. For one to enter the Kingdom they would need water and Spirit. We see water and spirit coming together in Acts 2:38.
The baptism of Apollos (Acts 18) would be that of water baptism. We see Paul in the next chapter Acts 19 baptizing those who knew only John's baptism. To see why this is not Holy Spirit baptism read the thread dealing with that.
Kindly,
Don