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Introduction:
John 3:34 Jesus was given the Spirit in full measure, no limit
(NIV).
Three Measures of the Holy Spirit
1. The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
A. Received at baptism (Acts 2:38)
2. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit
A. Characteristics in Acts 2 and Acts 10
i. Promise (not command), Acts 1:4-5
iii. Came without warning (people were not praying for it)
iv. Languages
v. Purpose; to usher in the Kingdom with power
B. Accounts of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit
i. To the Jews - in Jerusalem - Acts 2
ii. To the Gentiles - Begins with Cornelius - Acts 10
a) Note Cornelius and his household were water baptized in vs. 48,
saved at baptism.
b) Peter explained actions to the Jews. Acts 11:1-18
c) At the beginning - Acts 11:15
C. Does the Baptism with the Holy Spirit still exist today?
Ephesians 4:4-6: There is ONE baptism - which one? (Written about 60-62
A.D.)
3 options:
i. Johns Baptism - Passed when new covenant began (Acts 19:1-5)
ii. The Baptism with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2 and 10). No longer
present as it was a phophecy/promise that has been fulfilled. It was
never a general command for all Christians.
iii. Baptism with water in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of sins to receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
a) Jesus commanded this baptism (Matthew 28:18-20)
b) This baptism is recorded all the way through the book of Acts and
the Episles. I Peter 3:21 (also written around 62 A.D.) makes
reference to this water baptism of salvation.
c) It had to be the one baptism of Ephesians 4:4-6 as it was the only
one practiced by 60-62 A.D. when Ephesians was written.
3. The Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit (next lesson)
A. Received by the apostles laying on of hands.
B. No longer present today.
Contact: Daniel de Sailles
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