This New Life: Begin to Live in Victory Through Christ by Billy Joe Daugherty

Author:Billy Joe Daugherty
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Evangelism
ISBN: 9781577947714
Publisher: Harrison House
Published: 2006-01-26T22:00:00+00:00

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Baptism of the Holy Spirit

The term baptism of the Holy Spirit comes from the prophecies made by John the Baptist and Jesus concerning this experience. John said to those he baptized in the Jordan River,

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and fire.

Matthew 3:11

Jesus spoke to the apostles just before He ascended back into heaven and "... He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, 'which,' He said, 'you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT not many days from now'" (Acts 1:4-5).

Holy Spirit Regenerates and Renews Life

At the point of conversion, the Holy Spirit gives birth to a new creation in the believer (John 3:1-8, 2 Corinthians 5:17). "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit" (Titus 3:5).

The basic work of the Holy Spirit in salvation is to impart a new life to a person thus making him a child of God (1 John 5:12, John 1:12). Through the operation of the Holy Spirit, you become a part of God's family—the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13). It is a fact "...no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:3). All of us as believers know the Holy Spirit in the sense that, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God" (Romans 8:16).

However, God has more for you. In addition to blessing you, He wants to use you to bless others.

Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit has been active in the earth since creation (Genesis 1:2). He moved upon shepherds, kings, and prophets enabling them to accomplish various tasks. The prophet Joel spoke of a time when God's Spirit would be poured out upon all flesh.

And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; and also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

Joel 2:28-29

Men and women, young and old, would be a part of this great outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost after the Resurrection

After the resurrection Jesus told his disciples, "Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high" (Luke 24:49).

The baptism of the Holy Spirit was called the promise of the Father in this passage. Jesus said it would be an enduement with power from on high. These followers would be endowed with God's power to be witnesses of Jesus. According to

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