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THE HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM (PART 2)
BY REVD ‘REMI TEJUMOLA

The Holy Spirit baptism I spoke about is carried out by Jesus. He does use human beings like you to do it. The Prophet, John the Baptist, prophetically announced that Jesus is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3: 11). Please keep this in mind as we go on. Jesus is the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit and He has been doing this for about 2,000 years.

One point I closed with over a week ago is that this experience is available only to those who have been born-again. This is the basic requirement from God. A born-again person is someone who has repented from sin and has received forgiveness and cleansing from it by the blood of Jesus Christ.

While Peter was preaching on that day of Pentecost, he said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. For the PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2: 38 – 39). The experience of the Holy Spirit baptism is available to everyone – not only Jewish Christian – every human being on every continent, every nation and every race on earth. Once the person is a believer in Jesus Christ, he is ready for this experience.

[Before we go on, please understand that either Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, we are talking about the very same person. The word “GHOST” is an archaic English word for “SPIRIT”. So don’t let that confuse you.]

In 1990, a man wrote our office requesting that he wanted to receive the Holy Spirit baptism at the reception of our reply. My former boss, Dr. I. K. U. Ibeneme of blessed memory, asked me to attend to him. So I replied his letter with the points I’m using here to minister to you. When the man got the letter, he read it several times until he understood the content. He took the steps I suggested and he got baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. He was knocked down by the power of God, and he spoke in tongues continually in tongues for two solid hours!

Now notice that Peter didn’t talk about Jesus giving the Holy Spirit to anyone. But he emphasized RECEIVING THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. But why is it like this. God has given the Holy Spirit already. He was given on that day of Pentecost (Acts 2: 1 – 4). The Holy Spirit is referred to as the gift because you don’t have to do anything to merit and receive Him. He is a free Gift from the Almighty God to all His children.

(To be continued . . .)
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Anonymous said…
You are really making an impact, and i really thank God for your life and ministry. You remain an inspiration and a blessing. Keep the fire burning.

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January 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
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