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Jesus mentions being “baptized with the Holy Spirit.” What’s that all about?
Key Points:
- What Jesus was explaining in Mark 1 is eventually revealed in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit came upon the early disciples and they began to speak in other tongues. Acts is a transitional book, “descriptive” of what was happening in the church – not “prescriptive” for all time.
- In 1 Corinthians 12:13 (also Ephesians 4:5-6) the Apostle Paul explains that everyone who is a believer is baptized into the same Spirit. Some people in that church felt like their gifts (like speaking in tongues) made them more important than others.
- “Eisegesis” is interpreting Scripture in a way that expresses your own ideas or biases rather than the meaning of the text. “Exegesis” is interpretation that is faithful to the original meaning of the text.
Quote This:
Mark 1:8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What, if anything, have you learned about the baptism of the Holy Spirit? How did you learn it?
- Have you ever experienced (or witnessed) speaking in tongues? If so, what was it like?
- Read Acts 1:8. According to this verse, what is the purpose of the Spirit in a believer’s life? What are some other purposes of the Spirit in our lives?
- Explain the difference between “eisegesis” and “exegesis”. Give an example of how people today do “eisegesis”.
- Do you agree with Pastor Todd’s perspective on this topic? Why or why not?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
