A person is not just baptized . We have one we want baptized. I then give the explanation that baptism is a sacrament administered by the church to those who are members or wish to become members of the church and to their children. Spirit baptism assumes water baptism into the fellowship of the Spirit. To be baptized in the Spirit is to be baptized into Christ s body.
Water baptism is the sign and seal of that very thing.
The two go together. The word in of the phrase in the name of Jesus Christ is very significant because it means more than simply using Jesus name in the formula of the baptismal service. The word can also be translated into . The idea is that we repent of our sins and then are baptized into the name of Jesus Christ. You are baptized into the body of Christ made up of those who carry His name.