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the work Of the Holy Spirit that unites u:
to Christ. The Holy Spirit comes in the
place Of Christ to carry on Christ's work
See john 1i:l6 Il; also 2Gth verse, and John
1925 and John I6:17-l5.
Oar second inquiry is as TO the mode Of
baptism. The mode corresponds to the
thing which it represents. Bear in mind
now, that the thing signifed is the work of
the Spirit.
How do the Scriptures represent the ac-
ton of the spirit.
In prophecy He is poured upon the peo-
| pie See Zach. 1925. Isaiah 23:l5 and Ais.
In the New Testment He ia poured on the
people, Acts 1915. Acts 1914 he fell
upon them; the same is said in Acts 1l:l5.
| In the baptism which John admintered it is
said in Matthew 3: Il indeed baptize you
| with water unto repentance; but he that
cometh after me is mightier than |, whose
shoes am not worthy TO bear; be shall bap-
tie You with the Holy Chest and with fire.
This prophecy of John the Baptist WAS first
fulfilled on the day Of Pentecost, rs recorded
in Acts, second chapter. The disciples
were haptised with the Holy Ghost and with
fire. They were not immersed in the spirit
nor in the fire, but lambant flame sat upon
each of them. After that 5000 were bap-
TIED with water. The Holy Spirit WAS rep
resented as purifier by fire and by water.
Each was the sign of purifying. The mode
was no doubt significant. Read Act,
2:il: Then they that gladly received
his word were baptized; and
the ssme day there were added
unto them about three thousand
souls. This is the account of the baptism
Of three thousand persons at one time and
and in one place and that in part of u day.
Not word Is said about anv difficulty, nor
any change Of place. 1t must have taken q
considerable time if these were all immersed.
DO not say this was impossible, but it Is
extremely improbable. Take the baptism
Of saul, sc9 acts 222:16: And now why tar
REST thou; arise and be bapti-ed and wash
away thy sins, calling on the name of the
Lord. And in the 9th Of Acts and 18th
verse we have the record of the same event:
And Immediately there fell from hi, eyes
As II had been scales; and he received right
forthwith and arose and was baptized.
And arose and was baptized.
The word here translated arose s the
Greek word "anastas" II is the second
aorisl participle. And Winer, the great au
thority on the Greek of the New Testament,
saws: 1.-The aoris. part. in the course Of
narration, expresses either simultaneous
action or 4 previously past action"
That when Paul rose,
he was baptized Just before or just as he
rose while he was standing there.
In the case of Cornelius Peter preached
the word. The Holy spirit was poured up
on the nearer. Then Peter said. can any
man forbid water that these should not be
baptised which have received the Holy
Ghost as well rs we, and he commanded them
to be baptized in the name CT the Lord.
Then prayed they him to tsrry certain days.
Acts 10. Here some of the objections
were taken up-Jchn 2: %. Where much
water is spoken Of
People went out in great numbers to hear
John and of course in that hot climate all
they would reed water for would be TO be
immersed in. They would not need any TO
drink for themselves or their hearts. The
Greek is ''there was many waters there"
And there are still many springs in that
place.
Next the preacher took up the translation
of the Greek propositions els, elk, apo
and en-.
The proposition els (the long sound of j.
is the one that our immersionest friends de-
pend on to show where Christ was when he
was baptized. 1t is used over fourteen hum
bred times in the New. Testoment:
See Mark l:9: Jesus was baptized of
John in Jordan
Matthew 81. Wise men came to Jeru-
salem"
Matthew 5:l; HE wen, up into noun
tain"
Matthew G:I3: Lead u. not into temp
taiion."
Matthew l2:li: "They repented at the
preaching.
Matthew COLI: Jesus going up to .Ieru-
salem
Matthew 2i;ii: For witness unto all
nations
John $3.50: .'Iie that bclieveth on the
SON
John 4:5. Then comcih he Ia a city u
Samsria."
You see it Goes not always mean into. N
the sense Of entering or penetrating.
Look at apo This is the word translated
on; of. and is relied upon in the English
form with much confidence by our friends,
the ;mmersioni.is, for they say Matthew
$40: "Wcnt up straighiway out Of the Wa
ter" quote few passages 20 show how
the word may be translate:
Matt 7:2c By their fruits We shall know
tqem.
Matt. l5;a,: Came ou, OF the same
courts.
John us; They werc not lar from land
Z. n Is also translated out Of in Acts s:S9:
Were come come up out Of the water
May mean simply from the water.
Matt. la:i2; From the u;termos: parts of
the earth.
Matt. l7:9: Risen from the dead.
Luke l0.7: Go not from house TO house.
Acts 49,: Chains tell Of from his hands.
F. N
Matt. s:I; Bsptised of John en- (ill Jor-
dan.
Matt. a6:5a. Shall perish en- with the
sword.
Marx 80. 4 man en- with an unclesn
spirit.
These are only samples, showing that Je-
sus went down TO or into the wster. He
csme up out Of or from the water.
But they say bspiizo means TO dip.
We say it does not always mean 10 dip.
Il may mean 70 dip, then to cleanse in any
way. II NAV mean to pour water upon the