Where is the second baptism (for the church) explained in contrast to Israel's Pentecost baptism?
The second baptism for the church is explained in 1 Corinthians 12, beginning at verse 12. There Paul writes to the basically Gentile church of Corinth and introduces a strictly Pauline term. This contrasts with Israel's Pentecost baptism, where Israel was the baptized party and Jesus was the baptizer.
Les explains the contrast by first describing Pentecost as a Jewish feast day when the nation of Israel was gathered. The Holy Spirit came with power, and this was the Jews' valid offer to experience the same power for miracles, signs, and wonders that Jesus had done. The nation's prospect was that believing Jews could carry on what Christ had done for three years, placed into the very power of the Holy Spirit. He notes Acts 1:8, “you shall receive power,” with Jesus as the baptizer and Israel as the baptized ones. Then he shows the flip side in 1 Corinthians 12:12, where Paul writes to the basically Gentile church of Corinth and uses a strictly Pauline term.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
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Where do you find the Holy Spirit baptism in the Bible after John the Baptist's statement?
The Holy Spirit baptism is picked up in 1 Corinthians chapter 12, where Paul begins with the analogy of the body being one though it has many members.