At Pentecost, after the Apostles were baptized by God’s spirit, they preached to the people who “were pierced to the heart” and then asked “What should we do, brothers?” Peter replied, “Repent 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.” Acts 2.38
This is obviously a reference to water baptism. Peter did not say “be baptized in holy spirit so you can receive holy spirit.” Actually what he says is “Baptism…saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
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This is obviously a reference to water baptism. Peter did not say “be baptized in holy spirit so you can receive holy spirit.” Actually what he says is “Baptism…saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
For more search our focusonthekingdom.org for more articles and our youtube.com/restorationfellowship channel for the many videos we have devoted to this one topic.
