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Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part I SIB
Metro Church Bible Class on Thursday Night at 8 pm. 17th July 2008 Beginning
series on Baptism of the Holy Spirit – Part I DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
"FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT” OR "HAVING THE SPIRIT IN, WITHIN,
INTO", OR "BEING MOVED BY THE SPIRIT' AND "BAPTISED WITH THE
HOLY SPIRIT' DEFINITION OF
"GHOST" Holy Spirit is also
called “Holy Ghost".
‘Ghost’ is an Anglo-Saxon word which means “an
inmate” or “an inhabitant” or “a guest”. Thus, Holy Ghost is of the spiritual
sense. A “spiritual inmate, or inhabitant or
guest” capable of indwelling inside the human body of man. James 2:26 says the body without the
spirit is dead, become lifeless. Old testament
- "filled with the spirit” or "having the spirit in, within,
into", or "being moved by the spirit' – God gave His Spirit to
specific person or persons for specific task or purpose. Moses ‑
Num 11:17, “Then I will come down
and talk with you there. I will take of the
Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them”. Num 11:25, “Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the
Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it
happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they
never did so again.” The Spirit of God was upon Moses, as the 70
elders were appointed, God took the Spirit that was on Moses and put on them –
the 70 were anointed for specific task. Joseph ‑ Gen 41:38,
“And Pharaoh said to his servants,
"Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?"
Pharaoh could see the presence of the Spirit of God in Joseph; Joseph was
anointed by the Spirit for the specific purpose of saving His people from the
severe famine. Ezekiel ‑ Ezek 2:2,
“Then the Spirit entered me when He
spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.”
(NKJV) Ezek 3:24, “Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my
feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your
house.” The Spirit of God in Ezekiel for his prophetic assignment. Othniel ‑
Judges 3:10, “The Spirit of the
LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went
out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-Rishathaim
king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.” The Spirit of God was on Othniel to judge and lead His people. So was Gideon in Judges 6:34, “But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon;
then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered
behind him.” Samson ‑ Judges
14:6, “And the Spirit of the LORD
came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart
a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But
he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.” Judges
14:19, “Then the Spirit of the LORD
came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their
men, took their apparel, and gave the changes of clothing to those who had
explained the riddle. So his anger was
aroused, and he went back up to his father's house.” The Spirit of God came upon
Samson to give him the extraordinary strength and power for the task. David‑ 1 Sam 16:13,
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil
and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came
upon David from that day forward.” The Spirit God was upon David to
lead His people as king. The Messiah – Isa
11:2, “The Spirit of the LORD shall
rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
LORD.” Isa 42:1, "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.” Matt 3:16-17, “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up
immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And
suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."” Luke 4:18-19, "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He
has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the
broken hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to
the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the
acceptable year of the LORD."
(Isaiah 61:1-3) These passages show
clearly that even our Lord Jesus Christ, when He was on earth in His earthly ministry, He was no depending on His own human wisdom, power
and strength, but on the Holy Spirit of God that rested upon Him. THE DISCIPLES WERE FILLED
AND HAD THE SPIRIT IN THEM 3 YEARS BEFORE THEY WERE BAPTISED WITH THE SPIRIT Matt 10:1, “And when He had called His twelve disciples
to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal
all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.” The disciples knew it was not by their
own might and power that they drove out unclean spirits and healed sickness. Matt 10:5-9, “These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded
them, saying: "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a
city of the Samaritans. But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, 'The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
demons. Freely you have received, freely give. The disciples’ powers came entirely
from the Spirit of God Christ imparted to them. As in the days of Moses God took the
Spirit that was in Moses and gave them to the 70 elders for the task they were
called to do, so the Spirit of God that was on Jesus, Jesus gave the disciples
that Spirit of God. Matt 10:19-20, “But when they deliver you up, do not worry
about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour
what you should speak;
for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who
speaks in you.” The disciples’ ability to speak was given by
the Spirit of God. It was not
according to their own wisdom or education or ability, some of them were
fishermen. JESUS CALLED UPON THE
DISCIPLES TO WAIT FOR THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Acts 1:4-8 “And being assembled together with them, 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." Therefore,
when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" And He
said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father
has put in His own authority. But you
shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of
the earth." As John began with water
baptism, Jesus spoke to the disciples that there would be a baptism with the
Holy Spirit. Jesus told them that
He had to go and when He went, the Father will send the Holy Spirit of God to
us. After Jesus was resurrected, He
asked the disciples to stay in Jerusalem, “don’t go away, and wait
for the promise of the Father!” - the Promise of
the baptism with the Holy Spirit.
What was/is the purpose of the baptism with the Holy Spirit? Jesus said to them, and He says to us
now too, that when the Holy Spirit comes
upon us, we shall receive power,
power to be His witnesses in
Jerusalem, where we are now; in all
Judeo, in Sabah; and Samaria, Malaysia; and to the end of the earth, to other nations. What is the full
implication of this promise of the Father? Next week, we shall
return and deal with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Part II. Ronny Cham |
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