…what bible says about, apostles baptism, i hope there did not get the baptism, which we are giveing today, that is, hear the gospel, believe, repent, confess, baptism in water that there must come into Christ, in acts 2; 41 it say there added to them, that this verses saying there added with apostles, OR added with Christ, explain me about this verses. i hope you understand me question. YOur brother in Christ, Living to please God, D. Pradabadathan
There are two baptism recorded in Acts Chapter Two: (1) the baptism of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, and (2) the baptism for the forgiveness of sins. The element of the first is the Holy Spirit, whereas the element of the second is water. The result of the first was to empower the apostles according to our Lord’s promises to them in John 14-16; the result of the second was forgiveness of sins. The first was temporary in duration and ended with the apostles (and the effect ceased with the end of miracles, 1 Corinthians 13:8-13; Ephesians 4:11-14); the second continues throughout the New Testament age (until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ).
The baptism of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles (Acts 1:26) is recorded in Acts 2:1-4. The miraculous affect of the baptism of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles caused quite a stir in Jerusalem that day, and provided an opportunity for the apostles to preach the Gospel to large numbers of people. In the climax of the apostle Peter’s sermon, he called upon his audience to be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38). Baptism was not a new idea with which the Jews were unfamiliar. Jews practiced ritual cleansing or baptism; John the Baptist baptized penitent souls in the Jordan River (Matthew 3:1-6); Jesus preached about baptism as well (Mark 16:16).
The baptism mentioned in Acts 2:41 pertains to the baptism for the remission of sins of Acts 2:38; it was not the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which the Bible never cites as pertaining to the remission of sins. The “them” of Acts 2:41 is comparable to the “church” (King James Version) or “them” (American Standard Version) of Acts 2:47. Acts Two is the first occurrence in Scripture of the church mentioned as existing (the fulfillment of many prophetic passages, including of our Lord in Matthew 16:18-19). Those who responded to the apostle Peter’s call to be baptized (Acts 2:38) by being baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:41, 47) were added to the body of the saved or the church (Ephesians 5:23).
