No. . .you are right no one was ever commanded to be baptized with the holy Spirit - but when one [any one] is born again of the Spirit (John 3:5,6) - they [any one] receive the holy Spirit (Acts 2:38), they are sealed with holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13) = therefore baptized with holy Spirit.
So you believe that any scripture directly related to the apostles belong only to the apostles?
So you believe that any scripture directly related to the apostles belong only to the apostles?
Since water baptism has been commanded men can choose to obey it or not, and those that fail to obey will be accountable for that. Baptism with the Holy Spirit was only a promise and promises cannot be obeyed. Man has no choice in being baptized with the Holy Spirit, God can only do that. Therefore if I, or others, have not been baptized with the Holy Spirit then that fault lies at the door of God. I believe from proper exegesis that Acts 1:1-7 only relate to the aposltes for it was only the apostles that Jesus was speaking to when He made that promise. In the book of John it was only the apostles Jesus promised the Comforter to....no one can read themselves into those verses.
Peacefulbeliever said:
Let's see - John said this and I believe it was before the apostles were chosen as he preached the baptism of repentance:
And preached saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the holy Spirit. Mark 1:7,8
So it is by Jesus death and resurrection that we receive holy Spirit - the promise of his Father - the Comforter which is the holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. The holy Spirit is how we become one with God and Christ - Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:20,21)
And preached saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the holy Spirit. Mark 1:7,8
So it is by Jesus death and resurrection that we receive holy Spirit - the promise of his Father - the Comforter which is the holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. The holy Spirit is how we become one with God and Christ - Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:20,21)
"Believe" is sometimes used as a synedoche where it stands for baptism as in Acts 2:41,44 thost the "beleved" is v44 are the ones that were baptized in v41 so "beleved" includes baptism.