{"id":3137,"date":"2024-05-01T22:42:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T03:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2025-02-09T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T15:01:40","slug":"the-timing-and-means-of-spirit-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/01\/the-timing-and-means-of-spirit-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Timing and Means of Spirit Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>The Spirit Is Sent<\/em> (AI generated image)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is Part 8 in a series about the timing and precedent of receiving the Holy Spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/when-did-jesus-receive-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1 When Did Jesus Receive the Holy Spirit?<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/first-baptism-and-then-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 First Baptism, and Then the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/16\/the-holy-spirits-role-in-the-salvation-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 3 The Holy Spirit\u2019s Role in the Salvation Process<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/the-holy-spirt-withheld-in-samaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 4 The Holy Spirit Withheld in Samaria<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/the-spirit-comes-before-baptism-for-cornelius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 5 The Spirit Comes Before Baptism for Cornelius<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/the-ephesian-twelve-receive-the-gift-of-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 6 The Ephesian Twelve Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/01\/what-is-the-baptism-of-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 7 What Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, Part 8 examines the timing of the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the means by which one receives it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The timing of the Baptism In the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"mks_dropcap_letter\" style=\"font-size: 58px; color: #d3b062; \">R<\/span>eceiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (the baptism in the Holy Spirit) is the promise God gives to those who obey his conditions for receiving such:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAnd Peter said to them, \u2018Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit\u2019\u201d (Acts 2:38).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter\u2019s reply is an imperative conditional sentence with an implied condition. This means that the reason why there is no \u201cif\u201d is because the if is in the form of a command. Conditional sentences consist of a subordinate clause expressing a condition (the <em>antecedent<\/em>), and a main clause that indicates the outcome based on that condition (the <em>consequent<\/em>). In Peter\u2019s imperative conditional statement, the antecedent (the implied \u201cif\u201d condition) is \u201cRepent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.\u201d The consequent (the \u201cthen\u201d outcome) is \u201cand you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nature of Peter\u2019s command shows the sequential order of the condition and the result, with the result taking the future tense. His intended meaning is that a repentant believer is first to be baptized in Jesus\u2019 name for the forgiveness of sins so that he may then receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The baptism in the Holy Spirit is conditioned on repentance and water baptism in Jesus\u2019 name for the forgiveness of sins. Therefore, it happens normatively in sequential order with God\u2019s saving work of justification and regeneration in water baptism\u2014it happens on the heels of God\u2019s saving work. Acts 19:1-7 details this close succession beautifully in what is a very normative conversion experience (see <a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/the-ephesian-twelve-receive-the-gift-of-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 6<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s work of salvation and giving the gift of the Holy Spirit are God\u2019s provisions for sin and sanctification, respectively;  therefore, they are purposed to happen in close succession for those who repent and are baptized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reasons why we know the timing of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> in the moment of water baptism (or at the moment of forgiveness and regeneration depending on the particular doctrinal position) are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The antecedent conditions of repentance and baptism for the forgiveness of sins are to be met before the consequent of receiving the Holy Spirit can be realized. This means that God first does his work of salvation (justification and regeneration) in the water of baptism for the believer, so that Jesus may then baptize the believer in the Holy Spirit (give the Holy Spirit). The antecedent and consequent are sequential, not simultaneous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Peter\u2019s imperative conditional sentence does not leave room for the condition and the consequence to happen simultaneously, especially when the consequent takes the future tense. If simultaneity were Peter\u2019s intended meaning, we would expect him to say something like, \u201c\u2018Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ<em> for<\/em> the forgiveness of your sins and <em>for <\/em>the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In accord with #2 above, Peter says repentance and baptism are specifically for the forgiveness of sins, not for receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. The repentant believer receives forgiveness of sins in the water; Peter does not teach that he also receives the gift of the Holy Spirit in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The point of John\u2019s riddle and Jesus\u2019 interpretation, \u201cfor John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit\u201d (Acts 1:5; Mark 1:8), is that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is entirely a different event than any water baptism, whether John\u2019s or Peter\u2019s water baptism, and does not even include water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Scripture nowhere details anyone receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (the baptism in the Spirit) simultaneously in water baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Scripture details multiple instances of believers receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (the baptism in the Spirit) apart from water baptism. (Acts 8:14-17; Acts 9:17; Acts 10:44-48; Acts 19:1-7; Ephesians 1:13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Scripture never conflates or equates the salvation work of the Holy Spirit in water baptism with receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Jesus himself is first baptized in water and then receives the Holy Spirit; this serves as a precedent of \u201cfirst baptism, and then the Holy Spirit.\u201d (See <a href=\"https:\/\/theologia.blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/first-baptism-and-then-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Acts 8:15-17 implies the sequential order and differentiation of water baptism and Spirit baptism, regardless of the extended delay here in Samaria: \u201c\u2026who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.\u201d Acts 19:1-7 shows this clearly as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. Scripture details instances that specifically say that the gift of the Holy Spirit is given through the laying on of hands (Acts 8:18; 2 Timothy 1:6)., and also implies it (Acts 9:17), but it never gives specific statements or implies that the Holy Spirit is given in or through water baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit is always spoken of in terms of the benefits for the believer who has already become saved. For example, the baptism in the Spirit incorporates the saved person into the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13), serves as the seal of God\u2019s ownership of whom he just saved (Ephesians 1:13), serves as proof of belonging to Christ (Romans 8:9), serves as the guarantee of future blessings (2 Corinthians 1:21-22), and much more. These points further show why the baptism in the Holy Spirit happens in succession after God\u2019s work of salvation, as these are all things God does for the one he has just saved. He must save the person first, before he can bless him in all the myriad ways with the presence of his indwelling Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Means of Receiving the Baptism In the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How does a repentant, baptized believer actually receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? In other words, is there a specific means or mechanism by which Jesus baptizes someone with the Holy Spirit? In the baptism in the Holy Spirit, the recipient receives the Spirit passively, where Jesus baptizes the recipient actively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundational means by which one receives the gift of the Holy Spirit is the same as how one receives salvation: faith. Just as faith is the means by which one receives salvation (justification and regeneration) (Ephesians 2:8; Colossians 2:11-14; Romans 3:21-28), so faith is also the means by which one receives the gift of the Holy Spirit (the baptism with the Spirit) (Galatians 3:2-14; Ephesians 1:13). Although faith is active for the believer, receiving the Spirit is passive, as in receiving a gift. Faith is a condition for receiving the Spirit, just as it is for receiving salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus, the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit, when he sees the faith of the repentant, baptized believer, sends him the gift of the Holy Spirit. The means of this may vary. As we have seen previously, this initial giving of the Holy Spirit to a believer is the baptism with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most controversial aspect of this is by what means does the Spirit come? Does Jesus directly send the Spirit to the baptized believer void of any third party, and perhaps in an undetectable way outside the believer\u2019s awareness? Does Jesus use another believer\u2019s laying on of hands to baptize with the Spirit? Does Jesus send the Spirit in response to a baptized believer\u2019s directed prayer, as Jesus indicates (Luke 11:13; Luke 3:21)? The answer is <em>yes<\/em> to all the above, biblically speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holy Spirit is a divine person of the Godhead, and this is paramount to remember. Once sent, he knows how to make his way to a believer. He does not need a third party to do so, though he may choose to use such, as in the laying on of hands. While Jesus is the authority who sends the Spirit, as the one who baptizes with the Spirit, it is the Spirit himself who moves and comes to rest on a believer, thus indwelling him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The precedent from scripture is that God baptizes with the Holy Spirit in all these ways. Therefore, the reader does not need to be concerned whether or how the Spirit comes to everyone in Acts who believes and is baptized for the forgiveness of their sins. The reader should not think that the 3,000 baptized at Pentecost had to have the apostles lay hands on all of them in order to receive the Spirit. Luke\u2019s intention is simply not to detail all the specifics of every conversion-initiation. The Spirit comes as he wills, directly or in conjunction with prayer and\/or a third party\u2019s hands. A safe inference based on God\u2019s promise to give the Spirit to the repentant believer (Acts 2:38) is that all who are baptized receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in prompt succession, in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In Part 9, I will examine the benefits of receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When and how does a believer receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[119,221,220,234,62,236,235,63,142,222,207],"class_list":["post-3137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theologia","tag-baptism","tag-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit","tag-baptism-of-the-holy-spirit","tag-baptism-with-the-holy-spirit","tag-holy-spirit","tag-how-to-receive-the-holy-spirit","tag-is-baptism-necessary","tag-jesus","tag-john-the-baptist","tag-spirit-baptism","tag-water-baptism","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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