水洗, 靈洗與火洗—-馬太福音3:11［我是用水給你們施洗, 叫你們悔改; 但那在我以後來的, 能力比我更大, 我就是給他提鞋也不配. 他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗.] 本節經文的我指的是施洗約翰. 至於［在我以後來的, 能力比我更大］指的是耶穌. 所謂水洗指的是耶穌在約旦河水洗. 馬太福音3:13, 16[當下. 耶穌從加利利來到約旦河, 見了約翰, 要受他的洗…. 耶穌受了洗, 隨即從水裏上來.］所謂靈洗, 是指神的靈落在耶穌身上. 馬太福音3:16-17［天忽然為他開了, 落在他身上. 從天上有聲音說：這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的.］至於何謂火的施洗？ 馬太福音笫三章並未明言. 歷代解經家有不同的解讀. 大多數認為火洗是指末日審判. 所引用的經文是馬太福音3:12［他手裏拿著簸箕, 要揚淨他的塲. 把麥孑收在倉庫裏, 把糠用不滅的火燃燒盡了.］這段經文是指除惡務盡. 好的麥子留存, 糠要燒盡. 施洗約翰的水洗, 又稱悔改之洗, 人悔改後應把善行留下來. 把惡行除盡. 如果惡行不除盡, 聖靈如何降下來？ 火洗是指火的施洗, 與末日審判並不相同. 火洗是靈命成長過程不斷精煉的過程, 而不是結果. 箴言17:3［鼎為煉銀. 爐為煉金, 唯有耶和華熬煉人心.］水洗是悔改行為, 火洗是熬錬人心. 水洗使我們洗淨人的汚穢行為. 而火洗是點燃我們內心的愛火, 使我們愛神愛人. 希伯來書12:29［因為我們的神乃是烈火.］羅馬書5:5［所賜給我們的聖靈將神的愛澆灌在我心裏.］
Water baptism, Spirit baptism and fire baptism – Matthew 3:11 [I baptize you with water for repentance; but he who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I even carry his sandals. You are not worthy. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.] In this verse, I refer to John the Baptist. As for “He who comes after me and is more powerful than me” refers to Jesus. The so-called water baptism refers to It was Jesus who was baptized in the waters of the Jordan. Matthew 3:13, 16 [Now Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan and met John to be baptized by him…. After Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. ] The so-called Spirit baptism refers to the Spirit of God falling on Jesus. Matthew 3:16-17 [Suddenly the heavens were opened for him and fell on him. A voice came from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, I Delightful.] As for what is the baptism of fire? Matthew 3 does not say it explicitly. Commentators throughout the ages have had different interpretations. Most believe that the baptism of fire refers to the last judgment. The scripture quoted is Matthew 3:12 [He held a dustpan in his hand and asked To purify his house. Gather the grain into the storehouse, and burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.] This passage refers to the eradication of evil. The good wheat remains, but the chaff will be burned up. The water baptism of John the Baptist is also known as In the baptism of repentance, after people repent, they should keep their good deeds and eliminate all their evil deeds. If the evil deeds are not eliminated, how can the Holy Spirit descend? Baptism by fire refers to the baptism of fire, which is different from the last judgment. Baptism by fire is a process of continuous refining of spiritual growth, not a result. Proverbs 17:3 [The cauldron is for smelting silver, and the furnace is for smelting gold, but the Lord alone refines it. Refining the heart.] Water baptism is an act of repentance, and fire baptism is a refinement of the heart. Water baptism enables us to cleanse people from their filthy deeds. And fire baptism ignites the fire of love in our hearts, making us love God and others. Hebrews 12:29 [For our God is a consuming fire.] Romans 5:5 [The love of God has been poured out into my heart by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.]