Spirtual Gifts: Part 6 Baptism In The Holy Spirit

Spirtual Gifts: Part 6
Baptism In The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:12-14

The diverse Church must live in unity.

Compared to the human body (12)
Diversity of membership (12)
Unity of body (12)
Analogy to Christ (12)

Because of the baptism in the Spirit (13)
Predicted under the Old Covenant
Old Testament (Ezek 36:25-27; Joel 2:28)
John the Baptist (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8; etc.)
John the Apostle (John 4:14; 7:37-39; 20:21-22)

Accomplished under the New Covenant (13)
Who: All believers
When
History of salvation: Pentecost (Acts 2:4; 11:16; 1 Cor 12:13?)
Order of salvation: Conversion (Gal 3:2)
How
By whom (agent): Christ is the baptizer
Mt 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33
In whom (medium): the Spirit

Reported under the New Covenant
Acts 11:16; Romans 5:5; Eph 4:8-9; 1 Cor 12:13

Applications
Ethnic and social distinctions in spiritual gifting
Sovereign design of spiritual gifting (divinely procured)
Sovereign placement of spiritual gifting (divinely distributed)
We must live in unity!