A CLEAR TEACHING ON BAPTISMS

While Apollos was at Corinth,

Paul took the road through the interior

And arrived at Ephesus.

There he found some Disciples and asked them.

2 'DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

WHEN YOU BELIEVED?'

They answered,

'NO, WE HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD

THAT THERE IS A HOLY SPIRIT.'

3 So Paul asked,

'THEN WHAT BAPTISM DID YOU RECEIVE?'

'JOHN'S BAPTISM' they replied.

4 Paul said,

'JOHN'S BAPTISM WAS A BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE

He told the people to believe in the One coming after him,

THAT IS IN JESUS.'

5 On hearing this,

THEY WERE BAPTIZED INTO THE NAME

OF THE LORD JESUS.

6 WHEN PAUL PLACED HIS HANDS ON THEM,

THE HOLY SPORIT CAME ON THEM,

AND THEY SPOKE IN TONGUES AND PROPHESIED.

7 There were about twelve men in all.

(Acts 19:1-7)

This description of the event in Ephesus

Is a Clear Teaching on Baptisms.

One can Believe and not receive,

Or be Baptized in the Holy Spirit.

When one is Baptized in the Holy Spirit

As were the Ephesians,

At the laying on of Paul's hands,

They Spoke in Tongues and Prophesied,

As did the 120 in Acts 2.

Further these Saints were baptized in water,

In the name of the the Lord Jesus,

Which is the Name

Of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.