Baptism in the Holy Spirit

[gringobertosol]

I am just getting confused about the teaching of the Catholic Charismatic groups about Baptism in the Holy Spirit…

The Church teaches that there is one baptism and that is “water and Holy Spirit” baptism that most of the Catholics receive nowadays when we are infant…

but the Charismatic groups are teaching that there is a baptism in the Holy Spirit…
very similar to the Pentecostal teaching…the only difference is that the Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of the baptism while the Charismatics do not.

I heard this teaching when I attended Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar…

Is it approved by the Church? Does it contradict the Church’s teaching about baptism?

 

[RosaryCrusader]

There’s a good sermon here on audiosancto that deals with a lot of this:

audiosancto.org/sermon/20030119-The-True-Pentecost.html

 

[awatkins69]

Hi. When we are baptized according to the sacrament we *are *baptized with the Holy Spirit. There are not two separate baptisms.

 

[GaryTaylor]

Yes very true…

I believe this is an area where you should pay close attention to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Read the Catechism its linked to this forum. Its of most importance that children are baptised correctly into Christology.

These days this has become a loosely followed observation. I have seen children reaching teen years not yet Baptised in Christology. Many Catholics won’t even leave their home with infants till they are Baptised. And that is the proper thinking.

Baptism is a Sacrament as mentioned above, its a supernaturally infused virtue of and by the Holy Spirit.

 

[dconklin]

I consider Baptism (notice the capital B) as the first sacrament of initiation - and only received once. I consider baptism (notice the lowercase b) in the Holy Spirit as a gift from God/Jesus - and may be received many times. It is biblical, but not one of the Seven Sacraments.

 

[Phillip_Rolfes]

I’ve heard some charismatics argue that baptism in the Holy Spirit is not a rebaptism, but rather an activation of Baptismal grace that has possibly sat dormant in a person since their Baptism. I don’t know how such an argument could apply to one how has been an active and practicing Christian since their Baptism. That’s about as much as I know on the topic. Even as a “charismatic” I never paid much attention to baptism in the Holy Spirit. For me, living the Christian life radically for Christ is living in the Holy Spirit.