Would you like to know something interesting about the Lord Jesus Christ when it comes to baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire?
Side notes: Though today many churches have baptism with water, you can always do that if you desire to, by whoever you desire to baptize you and dunk you in the river, or what you like and as an outward expression of faith if you so desire to nothing wrong with that.
What is important to know is the truth about baptism of Christ Jesus. So you may have understanding of also what does ~ Fire mean, and Spirit, and Holy, and Baptize. The Greek words are at the bottom of this article.
Whatever you decide on baptism is up to you; but hope this help you understand more about the baptism of Jesus Christ, by and through the Father who gives the spirit to Jesus, who delivers it to us, as a believers. Jesus Christ is the only way to have access to the Father which requires for us to believe, and trust in God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Please consider the following text.
Luke 3:14-16
14 And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
Verse 14: Soldiers
; came asking John who was baptizing people in the Jordan river for the repentance which shows a transformed mind towards God, by changing and turning towards Gods ways. - - Questioning John saying ' And we, what shall we do?' ~
And John said this to their question
Saying to the Soldiers: 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
15 And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;
Verse 15: And the people were looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts.
All the people who heard what John had said to the Soldiers: 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
Began to reason in their hearts what they had heard concerning John also if he may or may not be the Messiah. ~ John the baptize was not the Messiah - the Messiah was Jesus the Son of God.
16 John answered, saying to all, 'I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
Verse 16: John answered to the Soldiers and all whom were around saying
Indeed with water, do I baptize you
But one is coming who is mighter than I (John), of who I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals
He shall *Jesus Christ the Son of God
Baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
HELPS Word-studies
Baptize ~ 907 baptízō – properly, "submerge" (Souter); hence,
baptize, to immerse (literally, "dip
under").
907 (
baptízō) implies submersion ("immersion"), in contrast to
472 /antéxomai ("sprinkle").
Spirit ~ 4151 pneúma – properly,
spirit (
Spirit),
wind, or
breath. The most frequent meaning (translation) of
4151 (
pneúma) in the NT is "
spirit" ("
Spirit"). Only the context however determines which sense(s) is meant.
[
Any of the above renderings (
spirit-Spirit, wind,
breath) of
4151 (
pneúma) is always theoretically possible (
spirit,
Spirit,
wind,
breath). But when the attributive adjective ("holy") is used, it always refers to the
Holy Spirit. "
Spirit" ("spirit") is by far the most common translation (application) of
4151 (
pneúma).
The Hebrew counterpart (
rûach) has the same range of meaning as
4151 (
pneúma), i.e. it likewise can refer to
spirit/Spirit,
wind, or
breath.]
Holy ~ 40 hágios – properly,
different (
unlike),
other ("
otherness"),
holy; for the believer,
40 (
hágios) means "
likeness of nature with the Lord" because "
different from the world."
The fundamental (core) meaning of
40 (
hágios) is "different" – thus a temple in the 1st century was
hagios ("holy") because
different from other buildings (Wm. Barclay). In the NT,
40 /hágios ("holy") has the "technical" meaning "
different from the world" because "
like the Lord."
[
40 (
hágios) implies something "set apart" and therefore "
different (
distinguished/distinct)" – i.e. "other," because
special to the Lord.]
Fire ~ 4442 pýr – fire. In Scripture, fire is often used figuratively – like with the "fire of God" which transforms all it touches into light and likeness with itself
God's Spirit, like a holy fire, enlightens and purifies so that believers can share more and more in His likeness. Indeed the fire of God brings the uninterrupted privilege of being transformed which happens by experiencing faith from Him. Our lives can become true offerings to Him as we obey this imparted faith from God by His power.
[This is illustrated by God's fire burning continuously at the entrance of the Tabernacle where the priests made sweet-savor offerings. Compare Lev 6:12,13 with 1 Pet 2:5,9.]
