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baptism of John the Baptist (Acts 18:25) as the Christian baptism makes reference
to the Persons of the Trinity (Mat 28:19, Mark 1:4) and Christ (Acts 19:5).

As regards baptism in the Spirit, all Christians are so baptised at the point of
becoming a Christian (1 Cor 12:13).

The Holy Ghost, Spiritual Water and the Fire or Judgement baptisms are
performed at the point of a Christian becoming a Christian (Acts 2:4, Eph 4:5), and
the physical water baptism can (if, as and when prompted by obedience to the two
great commandments) follow as soon as practicable thereafter (Acts 2:4 8:36-37),
forming thereby a unified single baptism (Eph 4:5). Since the Word is Water, this
spiritual water baptism is simultaneous with the other baptisms, so it is one
simultaneous baptism of Fire, Holy Ghost and Water (Isaiah 66:16, John 3:5, 4:14,
7:38, Rev 21:6).

As it is the baptism of, on, by and in (Eph 4:4-6, 30) the Holy Ghost that confers
Christian status this always occurs simultaneously with the absolute and
supernaturally-given belief in Christ that acts as the trigger (John 6:44-47, Acts
8:37, Eph 4:5-6). A Christian undergoes a form of a judgement process whilst in
the flesh which is the baptism of fire (Mat 3:11, 1 Pet 4:17). This is not The
Judgement (Rev 20:12-15). This is the ongoing Salvation-retention process (Phil
2:12) which follows the once-for-ever event of Salvation (Rom 8:1), which

together form the aim of the Prime Principle (Eph 4:30, Phil 2:12) and is
symbolised by the tongues which were like tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost
(Psalm 29:7, Isaiah 66:15-16, Acts 2:3).

Christians should be water baptised as soon as practicable after their conversion
provided that this is, for that Christian given his/her circumstances, prompted by
obedience to the two great commandments (Mat 22:40, 28:19, Acts 8:36-37). It
does not apply as a matter of Law or as commandment to the Christian (Mat 22:40,
Rom 10:4). The fire baptism ends with the life of the flesh (Rom 8:23, 1 Cor 5:5, 1
Pet 4:17). The spirit one lasts from inception, forever, for those who remain
Christians (Rom 8:15, 1 Cor 12:13, Eph 4:30).

The Word or doctrine is often referred to as water (John 3:5) and 1 John 5:6-8
refers to the Word. Not every Christian has been water baptised in the physical but
all Christians are born of the Word which is God which is this water (Isaiah 66:16,
John 3:5), the water of Life (John 4:14, Rev 21:6) which is Christ within and
flowing out (John 7:38).