But after this initial preaching of the Gospel and
water baptism followed by Spirit baptism, the baptism of the Spirit comes immediately upon a person believing in Jesus for eternal life, whether or not they get water baptized, and most often, this Spirit baptism is no longer accompanied by signs and wonders.
I noticed you said, «But after this initial preaching of the Gospel and
water baptism followed by Spirit baptism, the baptism of the Spirit comes immediately upon a person believing in Jesus for eternal life, whether or not they get water baptized» I must loving tell you this isn't what the bible teaches about baptism.
Not exact matches
Baptism: symbolizes repentance — death to sinning, and
following Jesus in his death, burial (going under
water) and rising to a new walk of holiness.
The
baptism in Acts 2:38 is the Jewish
water baptism of repentance, and the
baptism in Romans 6 (and the
following context) is the Spirit
baptism which is quite different.
In light of the
following context, it might be preferable to understand Paul's reference to
baptisms not as
water baptism or ritualistic washings for the dead, but as identification with the dead (cf. 10:2).
Following the definition of
baptism, a
water baptism indicated that a person would fully identify and immerse themselves in a new way of living for the future.
In the case of
water baptism, every single instance appears to
follow the widely practiced method of immersion under
water which was practiced by nearly every religion of that time.
As believers during this church age, we experience only two of these seven — spirit
baptism at the moment we believe in Jesus for eternal life, and
water baptism as the first step of discipleship and
following Christ.