Английская Википедия:Baptism by fire
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses The phrase baptism by fire or baptism of fire is a Christian theological concept originating from the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11.[1]
It also has related meanings in military history and popular culture.
Christianity
The term baptism with fire originated from the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11 (and the parallel passage in Luke 3:16).[1]:
Many Christian writers, such as John Kitto, have noted that this could be taken as a hendiadys, the Spirit as fire, or as pointing out two distinct baptisms - one by the Spirit, one by fire. If two baptisms, then various meanings have been suggested for the second baptism, by fire - to purify each single individual who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to be the temple of the Holy Spirit, to cast out demons and to destroy the stronghold of the flesh by the Fire of God.[2]
Of this expression, J. H. Thayer commented: "to overwhelm with fire (those who do not repent), i.e., to subject them to the terrible penalties of hell".[3] W. E. Vine noted regarding the "fire" of this passage: "of the fire of Divine judgment upon the rejectors of Christ, Matt. 3:11 (where a distinction is to be made between the baptism of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the fire of Divine retribution)".[4] Arndt and Gingrich speak of the "fire of divine Judgment Mt. 3:11; Lk. 3:16".[5]
However, as J. W. McGarvey observed, the phrase "baptize you ... in the fire" also refers to the day of Pentecost, because there was a "baptism of fire" which appears as the tongue of fire on that day. Parted "tongues," which were mere "like as of fire ... sat upon" each of the apostles. Those brothers were "overwhelmed with the fire of The Holy Spirit" on that occasion.[6] Similarly, Matthew Henry comments that as "fire make[s] all it seizes like itself... so does the Spirit make the soul holy like itself."[7]
The concept of baptism by 'fire and the Holy Spirit' lies behind the Consolamentum rite of the Cathars or Albigenses.
Methodism (inclusive of the holiness movement)
Шаблон:Main In Methodism (inclusive of the holiness movement), baptism by fire is synonymous with the second work of grace: entire sanctification, which is also known as Baptism with the Holy Spirit.[1]
Jabulani Sibanda, a theologian in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition, says with regard to entire sanctification:[1] Шаблон:Quotation
Pentecostalism
In Pentecostalism, baptism by fire is synonymous with Spirit baptism, which is accompanied by glossolalia (speaking in tongues).[8]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the term relates to confirmation and the phrase "baptism of fire" or "baptism by fire" appears several times in Latter-day Saint canonized scripture, including: Шаблон:Lds; Шаблон:Lds; Шаблон:Lds; and Шаблон:Lds.
The relation between the confirmation of the Holy Ghost and the baptism of fire is explained by David A. Bednar, a church apostle: "the Holy Ghost is a sanctifier who cleanses and burns dross and evil out of human souls as though by fire".[9]
Military usage
In the military usage, a baptism by fire refers to a soldier's first time in battle.[10] The Catholic Encyclopedia and writers such as John Deedy state that the term in a military sense entered the English language in 1822 as a translation of the French phrase baptême du feu.[11] From military usage the term has extended into many other areas in relation to an initiation into a new role.[12] The "Baptism By Fire: CIA Analysis of the Korean War" compilation features 1,300 documents spanning 1947 to 1954, offering insights on the Korean Peninsula. Released on the war's 60th anniversary, it constitutes the largest set of CIA records on the topic, coinciding with the "New Documents and New Histories: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on the Korean War" conference jointly organized by the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and the CIA in Independence, Missouri."[13]
In popular culture
The phrase 'baptism of fire' has also entered into popular culture. An example is Brothers in Arms (song) by the Dire Straits, which covers the British involvement in the Falklands war: Шаблон:Cquote
See also
References
External links
- Baptism at etymonline.com (EtymologyOnLine)
- Luke 3:16 (New International Version) at BibleGateway.com
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature - Volume 1 - Page 640 John Kitto 1865 John McClintock, James Strong - 1871 "Whether this be taken as a hendiadys = the Spirit as fire, or as pointing out two distinct baptisms, the one by the Spirit, the other by fire; and whether, on the latter assumption, the baptism by fire means the destruction by Christ of his enemies (demons and fresh) in the life of each Christian"
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- ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- ↑ Baptism by Fire
- ↑ John G. Deedy The Catholic book of days 1990- Page 21 "Another incidental piece of religious history connected with that war: it provided the term "baptism of fire" its particular modern application; namely, a soldier's first experience in battle. baptized martyrs who died at the stake thus experienced a "
- ↑ Tribune - Volume 71 - Page 31 2007 "ANYONE seeking a practical definition of the term "baptism of fire" should have been in Edinburgh last month, when Hannah McGill made her debut as artistic director of the city's International Film Festival. Edinburgh's film festival has been ..."
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/static/Baptism-by-Fire-CIA-Analysis.pdf
