Fire Baptism is Required continued!
Tongues of fire appeared over the possibly 120, and it sat on them.
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”
Acts 2:3
This event shows Fire Baptism being received at the same time as Holy Ghost Baptism.
“If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:15
“And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:” Isaiah 1:25
“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.” Zechariah 13:9
Provision
Fire baptism is an aspect of Holy Ghost Baptism. Fire baptism refines us. It burns away the desire to sin; it burns away the effects of sin. We must let the Holy Ghost perform His cleansing. We must let the Holy Ghost remove the sinful desires of the flesh. As a Christian, we already have the Fire Baptism.
Old Testament fire typography during the Tabernacle Period
A sacrifice brought by a man with a wife and family enters the gate approaching a priest. The priest has the sinner lay his hand on the sacrifice. He is spiritually transferring his sin, his wife's sin, and his children's sin to the sacrifice. The throat of the sacrifice is slit. The blood is drained into a bowl. The sacrifice is cut and placed on the brazen altar. The sin is burned. Eventually, the ashes are collected by a priest who has exchanged his priestly garments for regular clothing. He transfers the ashes to a clean place outside of the camp.
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” Leviticus 6:13
The Holy Ghost should be continually cleansing us, so we don't sin. Our attitude should be one of daily sacrifice that brings about a continual cleansing - not a one time trip to the altar.
Issues
“Being then made free (1659*) from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
Romans 6:18 KJV
“And having been set free (1659*) from sin, you were enslaved to righteousness.”(Young)
Romans 6:18 LITV (KJ3)
* This is a Greek participle (1659) which is in the passive mood in the first aorist tense. Meaning the word must be translated as having taken place in the past, ‘now having been set free from sin’.
“But now being made free (1659*) from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”
Romans 6:22 KJV
“But now having been set free (1659*) from sin, and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification (38), and the end everlasting life.” ( Youngs) Romans 6:22 LITV (KJ3)
* This is a Greek participle (1659) which is in the passive mood in the first aorist tense. Meaning the word must be translated as having taken place in the past, ‘now having been set free from sin’.
Righteous vs. Sinners
There are the “righteous”; and there are the “sinners”.
You belong to which group?
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,” 1 Timothy 1:9
Only the "righteous" arrive in Heaven. The "sinner" goes to ... .
“And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
1 Peter 4:18
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