Hebrews 6:1-3 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit.
‘Of repentance’ Six first principles of Christianity (continues): [3] Baptisms – there are seven baptisms in Scripture (continues): (7) Baptism in the Holy Spirit is for the enduement of power for service (Matt. 3:11, 14; 20:22-23; Mark 1:8; 10:38-39; Luke 3:16; John 1:33; 7:37-39; Acts 1:5; 11:16; 19:2-3). It is the Spirit coming in, upon, filling, overwhelming, infusing, anointing, and enduing with complete power to do the works of God among men, and not just a measure, as in Old Testament days. It is the Spirit taking full possession of the believer to live, speak, and work through him in the same degree that was manifested through Christ and the apostles. It is the fullness of what men had in part before Pentecost. It is more than a mere “filling.” It is a baptism as well as a filling of the Spirit.
It is not a mere filling of the Spirit, one of the nine gifts of the Spirit, some fruit of the Spirit, the new birth, sanctification, justification, or some phase of salvation that many today claim is the Spirit baptism. It is the immersion or burial of the believer in the Spirit at which time he receives the Spirit in his life “without measure” and not just “by measure” as men received before Pentecost. It is the full anointing of the Spirit that Christ received and demonstrated on Earth (Isa. 11:1-2; 42:1-7; 61:1-2; Matt. 11:4-6; 12:18; Luke 4:16-21; John 3:34; 14:12; Acts 10:38).
To be continued…
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