"Understanding the Spirit" part 5.
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Recap of 2/12/06
The work of the Holy Spirit which unites us with Christ and with each other in the body of Christ (the Church) is called the baptizing work of the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13
-it was yet future in the gospels and in Acts 1:5
-it first occurred on the Day of Pentecost. Acts 11:15-17; 2:1-4
-it occurs at the moment of salvation
-all believers are baptized by the Spirit regardless of if they are spiritual or carnal/worldly, it is not related to spiritual condition. All of the Corinthians were baptized (1 Cor. 12:13) yet they are called worldly, unspiritual in chapters 1-3 and the church is rife with immorality, wrong practices, and wrong theology.
-nowhere in Scripture is anyone told to seek the baptism of the Spirit
-it is basic for separation from sin and walking in newness of life. Romans 6:1-14
-it is basic to right relationships in the Body of Christ
