From my understanding, the baptism in water is simply a public testimony of our faith in Jesus Christ.
I assume that "one baptism" is the one in Holy Spirit? Let's not forget that when Jesus came out from the water, He was filled with the Holy Spirit.
The one baptism in Ephesians 4:4-6 is referring to the baptism with the Holy Spirit that Jesus gives at your salvation when you came to and believed in Him.
So how does one get baptized in Holy Spirit? Someone who is Pentecostal told me that someone has to place hands on you and speak in tongues, since speaking in tongues is a testimony of Holy Spirit working.
It seems the therm of "tongues" has been corrupted years ago when someone faked it and began being used by religions.
The idea of "tongues" originally in the times of the apostles was a different language to preach the Word to the gentiles who did not know the language.
1 Corinthians 12:[SUP]
27 [/SUP]Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. [SUP]
28 [/SUP]And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. [SUP]
29 [/SUP]Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? [SUP]
30 [/SUP]Have all the gifts of healing?
do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? [SUP]
31 [/SUP]But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Since not every one speaks in tongues, then connecting tongues as a sign of having the Holy Spirit working in us is false.
Someone else told me there are three baptisms. Knowing I'm yet a newborn, this is quite confusing for me, so I would appreciate some further explanation on this.
I have heard that too as testified by someone reading a book on it, but then he went on to share with me a personal revelation that there are five baptisms of the Spirit... sooo....
Nope. Not true.
If you consider this reproof below
Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. [SUP]
2 [/SUP]And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. [SUP]
3 [/SUP]For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
If there were more than one baptism with the Spirit, how can they
NOT think highly of themselves than they ought to think, after supposedly having received the "Spirit" "again" and after a sign too at that when other believers obviously have not experienced it? Then you have that false teaching you had mentioned as if speaking in tongues signifies the Holy Spirit working in them thus stealing the joy & faith of other believers' of their salvation because they do not speak in tongues as they do.
And that one verse that should reproved such false teaching for those that hear is this below.
1 Corinthians 12:[SUP]
13 [/SUP]For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
One drink of that One Spirit and we are all filled as promised for coming to and believing in Jesus Christ.
John 6:[SUP]
35 [/SUP]And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
To imply another receiving of the Holy Spirit is to deny the promise given above by Jesus for us to rest in Him, thus denying that rest in Him when we first came to and believed in Him when they seek to be filled afterwards by seeking another baptism with the Holy Spirit.
We are complete in Christ Colossians 2:5-10
The Father filleth us and is in us all Ephesians 1:17-23
So what is going on when supernatural phenomenon occurs when seeking to receive the Holy Spirit after a sign is really after the workings of Satan with signs and lying wonders as God will permit a strong delusion to occur for believing that lie.
We are warned against doing this... seeking to receive Jesus again...even the Spirit of Christ again... 2 Corinthians 11:1-4
So leave that church and follow the Son by keeping your eyes on Him that you are filled as promised, and thus continualy seeking His face because the Bridegroom will be coming soon for the ready bride and those foolish virgins that are out at the market in getting filled, had best repent and return to their first love or risk being left behind from the Marriage Supper at the pre tribulational rapture event.
Ephesians 1:[SUP]
12 [/SUP]That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. [SUP]
13 [/SUP]In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, [SUP]
14 [/SUP]Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. [SUP]
15 [/SUP]Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [SUP]
2 [/SUP]For by it the elders obtained a good report......[SUP]
6 [/SUP]But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Galatians 3:[SUP]
14 [/SUP]That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith....[SUP]
26 [/SUP]For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. [SUP]
27 [/SUP]For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. [SUP]
28 [/SUP]There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. [SUP]
29 [/SUP]And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
So may your Good Shepherd enable you to keep your eyes on Him and rest in Him that you are baptized with the promise of the Spirit by Jesus Christ when you first came to and believed in Him when you were filled and thus saved.