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He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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To baptise is to immerse one into the life of The Saviour.
The Holy Spirit enlightens all who accept His invitation to walk with Him until journey's end.
Ritual washing of the body is a regular rite of passage among many religions, evidencing a break with the past, to permit the entry of new life led by The Saviour.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit reflects the will of an adult to respond to the call of The Saviour, to let Him become our guiding light in all matters. It is the beginning of a new relationship between the created, and The Creator whereby a covenant reflecting a quid pro quo friendship evidences the free choice of Our Father's child to participate in a loving relationship with The Father.
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
~Hebrews 13:20-21
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