The Baptism of the Holy Ghost

 The Baptism of the Holy Ghost is the indwelling of God’s Spirit in the soul

of an individual believer. It is the third stage of God’s saving grace in a Christian’s life. The

whole process begins with repentance, accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour,

and going through water baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ (known as justification). The

second stage to being born again is sanctification, which sets the individual for God’s

service, God cleansing him from sin and leading him to a life of holiness before giving him the

promise of the Holy Ghost. The third stage, is known as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

which seals the believer into the kingdom of God. Ephesians 4:30, “And grieve not the holy

Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

The Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an

indication that God has already completed His work

in the life of an individual, dressing him with Christ’s

robe of righteousness, and making him assured of

the rapture. The Baptism of the Holy Ghost is Christ Himself dwelling in the individual person.

 This promise of the Holy Ghost

Baptism is clearly laid out in Acts 2:38-39:

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in

the NAME of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the GIFT of

the Holy Ghost. For the PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that

are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.”

The Holy Spirit is Jesus Himself coming down to the soul of the believer,

as He has promised in John 14:18, saying, “I will not leave you comfortless, “ I “ (personal

pronoun) WILL COME TO YOU.”… “I will be with you, even IN YOU until the end of the

world.”

Galatians 4:6 states, “And because ye are sons, God has sent forth the SPIRIT

of His SON into your hearts, crying Abba, Father.” And in Romans 8:9, it tells us plainly, “If

any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”


COURTESY: The HANDBOOK