Dr. Bruce and Dana Klein . ............ ........... . International Bible Teachers

  How to Get to Heaven

    I was raised a Lutheran. After completing Lutheran catechism, went on to become a Baptist. After Baptist Bible colleges and seminary, was a Baptist pastor. Eventually, I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues!  I was water baptized in the name of Jesus with the washing away of sin. So, I am no longer a Baptist. I am now a Christian!

 

Who is Jesus? Most respond by saying He is the ‘Son of God’, which is true. But, what else is Jesus?

  Jesus is God.

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."  Isaiah 9:6

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."    Matthew 1:23

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."      John 1:1

“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” John 20:28 

 “God was manifest in the flesh, ... ."   1 Timothy 3:16

Plus: 1 John 5:20; Phil. 2:7-8; 1 Tim.1:16-17; John 5:18; John 14:20; Hebrews 1:8-9; Col. 2:8-9; Tit. 2:13

 

    One must believe that Jesus is God! The phrase ‘Son of God’ refers to Jesus’ humanity. God came to earth born with an actual human body.

 

There are basically 3 plans of salvation in the United States:

 Roman Catholics – a system of works based on the 7 sacraments and man’s tradition.

 Protestants -  pray the sinner’s prayer, and you go to heaven. Never does the Bible give an example of    praying a sinner’s pray for salvation!

 Christians – follow Jesus’ Words & example

“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened

unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:” Matthew 3:16 

 

 “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God (HEAVEN). 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”    John 3:5-6 

 

              3 Births

1. Born of water          - Water baptism

2. Born of the Spirit   – Holy Spirit baptism

3. Born of the flesh    – Your physical birth

 

What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?  The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is God entering into a person.

Believers have the Holy Spirit which is Jesus' Spirit in them!

“… he dwelleth with you, and … shall be in you I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”  John 14:15-20

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. [11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:9-11

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”  2 Corinthians 13:5  

 

 The Holy Spirit which is Jesus' Spirit is in Christians:

Jesus             John 14:20; Ro.8:10; 2 Cor.13:5; Ga.2:20 ,4:19; Eph 1:23,3:17; Col.1:27, 3:11; 2 John 1:9

Holy Spirit    John 14:17; Acts 19:2; Romans 8:8-9; 1 Corinthians 3:16,6:19; 1 Peter 1:11

  Plus: 2 Corinthians 6:16; 2 John 1:9; Ephesians 3:19, 4:6; 1 John 4:2

 

 

                     Are you a Believer?

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.16 He that

believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” Mark 16:15-17 

 

  You have just read where the Bible says a believer shall speak in tongues. Why don’t you speak in

Tongues? Tongues is the evidence a believer is really a believer/Christian!

 

What does Christ mean?    What is a Christian?

‘Christ’ is Greek  ;  ‘Messiah’ is Hebrew  ;  ‘Anointed’ is English ; ‘Christ’ and ‘Messiah’ mean ‘Anointed’

So, a Christian is someone who has been anointed like Jesus the Christ.  How was Jesus anointed?

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing

good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”   Acts 10:38 

 

What is Water Baptism?

John the Baptist’s water baptism

“And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;” Luke 3:3

What Jesus said about water baptism

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”   Mark 16:16

What Peter said about water baptism

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”  Acts 2:38

What Paul said and did with water baptism

“When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 19:5 

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16

What Peter added to the teaching on water baptism

“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”  1 Peter 3:20-21

Notice: This verse reads ‘baptism doth also now save us’.

 

Holy Spirit cleanses of sin, water cleanses of sin, and Jesus’ blood cleanses of sin

“And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”   1 John 5:8 

 

         Water Baptism                                 Holy Spirit Baptism

“Except a man be born of water -                     and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God”       John 3:5

“by the washing of regeneration,  -                          and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”                                             Titus 3:5

“baptized ... you ... for the remission of sins,    -                       and ye shall receive ... Holy Ghost.”                         Acts 2:38

                                                                                     “our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience,

  and our bodies washed with pure water.”                                                                                                               Hebrews 10:22

“...ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and  

                                                                                     by the Spirit of our God.”                                               1 Corinthians  6:11 

 

 One must be water baptized in the name of Jesus for the washing away of sin, for His name is the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. There is only one God. God’s name is Jesus!

 

Please contact me if you would like in-depth details on any of these points. May Jesus bless you!

 

Dr. Bruce A. Klein  MA, MDiv, ThM, ThD    

 Bible teacher, theologian, missionary, writer

Bibleteach@hotmail.com              http://brobruce.blogspot.com/

 

St. Francisville, Louisiana    (225) 635-0487  

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