DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WATER BAPTISM AND THE MOMENT OF RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WATER BAPTISM AND THE MOMENT OF RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT
Author(s): Caleb Otniel Traian NechiforSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Universitatea Babes-Bolyai - Centrul de Studii Biblice
Keywords: water baptism; the baptism with the Holy Spirit; the receiving of the Holy Spirit
Summary/Abstract: From the New Testamental’s point of view, there are some differences between the time of the water baptism and the time of receiving the Holy Spirit. Even if chronologically the two acts can be very close, we can always make a clear temporal distinction between them. Using the most relevant passages from Acts, this article intends to prove that in all cases the baptism with the Holy Spirit was a distinct experience from the water baptism. The article also describes tangentially the receiving of the Holy Spirit.
Journal: Sacra Scripta
- Issue Year: IX/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 189-195
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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