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Can Regeneration Precede Baptism in the Holy Spirt? The answer depends upon whether you are talking about Jewish Converts to Christianity or Pagan converts to Christianity.
Baptism in the Spirit is not the same as Speaking in Tongues. Baptism in the Spirit is essential for becoming a Christian.
Old Testament saints who were circumcised by the Spirit were Children of God. They were Born Again by Circumcision by the Spirit.
When people become Christians, they receive the Holy Spirit by Faith in Jesus Christ. This is Baptism in the Spirit which is how people become regenerated in the New Testament times.
Faithful Jews in Jesus’s time who were circumcised by the Spirit could convert to Christianity by being Baptised in the Name of Jesus. For Jews in the time of Jesus, it was, therefore. possible to be regenerated before being Baptised with the Holy Spirit.
Baptism in the Spirit is not the same as Speaking in Tongues. Speaking in tongues is just one manifestation of Baptism in the Spirit. Other manifestations include: Praising God, The Fruit of the Spirit, Other Gifts of the Spirit, Other Manifestations of the Spirit and Calling Jesus ‘Lord’. Baptism in the Spirit is the same as receiving the Spirit. It is the first Filling with the Spirit as the Spirit comes upon us and fills us many times in our life. Baptism with the Holy Spirit is what makes us a Christian. It is how we become Born Again (Children of God). We cannot be part of the Body of Christ without it. God gives the Holy Spirit to those who repent, believe, make Jesus their Lord and invite Him into their Heart and Listen to and Obey the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, people could be Born Again and become Children of God by being Circumcised in the Spirit. When Jesus came, those who rejected him became uncircumcised in the Spirit and were grafted out of the Vine. NOW, BAPTISM IN THE SPIRIT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE SAVED OR BORN AGAIN. For those who were saved under the Old Covenant in Jesus’ time and then became Christian, Regeneration could precede Baptism in the Spirit. Now, Regeneration and Baptism in the Spirit are inseparable It is not possible to enter the Kingdom of God unless you are Born of Water and the Spirit. ‘ Baptism in Water’ and ‘Baptism in the Spirit’ is how we become part of the Body of Christ. These terms are mentioned in every Gospel and are equivalent to the terms’ Regeneration’ and ‘Born Again’ mention by John’s Gospel and the Epistles of Paul.
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