Why did Christ baptize Jewish believers with the Holy Spirit in early Acts?
In early Acts, Christ as baptizer placed believing Jews into the power of the Holy Spirit so they could perform signs and miracles, continuing His earthly ministry while God was dealing with Israel. This occurred before Israel's rejection and the later turn to Gentiles.
Les explains that as the Gospels give way to the early part of Acts, God is dealing with the nation of Israel, and Christ is the baptizer. He places the Jew, as they believe, into the power of the Holy Spirit to perform signs and miracles and to continue Christ's earthly ministry. But when that fell apart, Israel rejected it, God turned to the Gentile, and a complete flip occurs: the Holy Spirit becomes the baptizer and places believers into Christ, which is the body of Christ, a term unique to Paul.
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Why did Christ baptize Jews in the Holy Spirit during Acts?
Christ baptized Jewish believers into the power of the Holy Spirit so they could perform signs and miracles that would continue his earthly ministry.