There comes a time in your life when your ready for the gold and silver to be purified, even though you know that means turning up the heat. That's what the baptism of fire is all about.

1. Foundation
Stones
Stone #6:
Baptism of Fire
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2. Hebrews 6:1-3 (NIV)
Therefore let us leave the elementary
teachings about Christ and go on to
maturity, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from acts
that lead to death, and of faith in God,
instruction about baptisms, the laying
on of hands, the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal judgment.
And God permitting, we will do so.

3. 1. Repent
2. Faith power
3. Saving faith
4. Water baptism
5. Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of fire
7. Lay on hands to bless
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Lay hands to give the Spirit
10. Spirits resurrected
11. Bodies resurrected
12. Eternal judgment
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4. Preview Foundation Stone #6: Baptism of Fire
1. We want to build a fireproof house to spend eternity in.
2. The baptism of fire is a time of overwhelming loss.
3. We should want the baptism of fire to purify our lives.
4. One thing that needs to be burned away are fleshly works.
5. Burning dead, useless things is a common Bible image.
6. Sometimes the baptism of fire comes as persecution.
7. God doesn’t force us to go through a baptism of fire.
8. When ready to purge, we welcome the baptism of fire
9. The more refinement we need, the more fire we need.
10. Times of burning remind us that the world has bad things.
11. One day the whole earth will be destroyed by fire.
12. The normal troubles of life are not the baptism of fire.

5. Q1:
Why are we studying the
Foundations of
Christianity?

6. Q1: Why are we studying the Foundations of
Christianity?
A1: To build a fireproof spiritual
house. The main point of this
course is to build a solid house for
our spirits to live in: A house with a
solid foundation that will never be
moved, no matter how bad the
storms of life. It can't be destroyed
by fire because its materials can't
be burned, like gold and diamonds.
R1: I Corinthians 3:10-16

7. I Corinthians 3:10-16 As an expert builder using the
grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and
someone else is building on it. But each person must
be careful how he builds on it. After all, no one can
lay any other foundation than the one that is
already laid, and that is Jesus Christ. Whether a
person builds on this foundation with gold, silver,
expensive stones, wood, hay, or straw, the
workmanship of each person will become evident,
for the day will show what it is, because it will be
revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of
each person's work. If what a person has built on
the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If
his work is burned up, he will suffer loss. However,
he himself will be saved, but it will be like going
through fire. You know that you are God's sanctuary
and that God's Spirit lives in you, don't you?

8. Q2:
What does baptism of fire
mean and who does it?

9. Q2: What does baptism of fire mean and who does it?
A2: Baptism is a time of being
overwhelmed, of losing control. The
baptism of fire is a special time of
being overwhelmed by an intense
experience of pain and loss that has
the effect of removing things from our
lives that are preventing us from fully
serving God. It is only for a limited time
and it has a valuable purpose. John the
Baptist told us that Jesus would baptize
us with fire.
R2: Luke 3:16-17

10. Luke 3:16 John replied to all of them, "I am
baptizing you with water, but the one who is
stronger than I am is coming, and I am not
worthy to untie his sandal straps. It is he who
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
His winnowing fork is in his hand to clean up
his threshing floor. He will gather the grain
into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with
inextinguishable fire."

11. Q3:
Do we want the baptism
of fire?

12. Q3: Do we want the baptism of fire?
A3: True believers in Jesus Christ
desire every experience that our
Father has for us. We crucified our
flesh in water baptism and we
submitted to total control of our
lives to the Holy Spirit in the
baptism of the Spirit. The baptism
of fire is an event which can make
us more pure, more holy, more
useful to God.
R3: Revelation 3:15-19

13. Revelation 3:15-19 'I know your works, that you
are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold
or hot. Since you are lukewarm and neither
hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my
mouth. You say, "I am rich. I have become
wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't
realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor,
blind, and naked. Therefore, I advise you to
buy from me gold purified in fire so that you
may be rich, white clothes to wear so that you
may keep the shame of your nakedness from
showing, and ointment to put on your eyes so
that you may see. I correct and discipline
those whom I love, so be serious and repent!

14. Q4:
What are some examples
of things that might be
burned away in the
baptism of fire?

15. Q4: What are some examples of things
that might be burned away in the
baptism of fire?
A4: The works of the flesh.
R4: I Corinthians 3:15 and Hebrews 6:7,8

16. I Corinthians 3:15 If his work is burned up, he
will suffer loss. However, he himself will be
saved, but it will be like going through fire.
Hebrews 6:7,8 For when the ground soaks up
rain that often falls on it and continues
producing vegetation useful to those for
whom it is cultivated, it receives a blessing
from God. However, if it continues to produce
thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in
danger of being cursed, and in the end will be
burned.

17. Q5:
What are some images of
God purifying the people
He loves?

18. Q5: What are some images of God purifying the
people He loves?
A5: Jesus and the prophets spoke
of: Gold and silver purified in a
hot furnace. Grain separated
from chaff which is then burned.
Unfruitful grape vines pruned
off and thrown into the fire. Clay
fired in a kiln.
R5: I Peter 1:5-7 and John 15:5,6

19. I Peter 1:5-7 Through faith you are being protected
by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be
revealed at the end of time. In this you greatly
rejoice, though now for a little while you have to
suffer various kinds of trials, so that the
genuineness of your faith, which is more valuable
than gold that perishes when it is tested by fire,
may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus
Christ is revealed.

20. John 15:5-6 I am the vine, you are the branches. The
one who abides in me while I abide in him
produces much fruit, for apart from me you can
do nothing. Unless a person abides in me, he is
thrown away like a branch and dries up. People
gather such branches and throw them into the
fire, and they are burned.

21. Q6:
Who in the Bible are
examples of people
being baptized by fire?

22. Q6: Who in the Bible are examples of people being baptized
by fire?
A6: Job suffered every loss but death to
demonstrate his faithfulness to God.
The Good Samaritan sacrificed his time
and money to help a stranger. The
Early Church was harshly persecuted so
cause it to spread to other nations. The
most significant one is Jesus' own
death on the cross, which bought
eternal salvation for the world. We
follow Jesus' example.
R6: James 5:10-11, Luke 10:31-37, I Thessalonians 1:6,7, and Luke
12:49,50 and Hebrews 2:10

23. James 5:10,11 As an example of suffering and
patience, brothers, take the prophets, who
spoke in the name of the Lord. We consider
those who endured to be blessed. You have
heard about Job's endurance and have seen
the purpose of the Lord-that the Lord is
compassionate and merciful.
I Thessalonians 1:6,7 You became imitators of us
and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of
suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy
that the Holy Spirit produces. As a result, you
became a model for all the believers in
Macedonia and Achaia.

24. Luke 10:30-37 After careful consideration, Jesus replied,
"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho
when he fell into the hands of bandits. They stripped
him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
By chance, a priest was traveling along that road.
When he saw the man, he went by on the other side.
Similarly, a Levite came to that place. When he saw the
man, he also went by on the other side. But as he was
traveling along, a Samaritan came across the man.
When the Samaritan saw him, he was moved with
compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds,
pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his
own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of
him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave
them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take good care of him.
If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come
back.' "Of these three men, who do you think was a
neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the
bandits?" He said, "The one who showed mercy to
him." Jesus told him, "Go and do what he did.”

25. Luke 12:49,50 "I have come to bring fire on earth,
and how I wish it were already kindled! I have
a baptism to be baptized with, and what stress
I am under until it is completed!
Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many children to glory,
it was fitting that God, for whom and through
whom everything exists, should make the
pioneer (Jesus) of their salvation perfect
through suffering.

26. Q7:
Will the baptism of fire
come unexpectedly or do
believers know that the
fire is coming?

27. Q7: Will the baptism of fire come unexpectedly or do believers know that
the fire is coming?
A7: Like water and Spirit baptisms, fire
baptism comes at our request. God, in
love, has given everyone free will. He
doesn't impose anything on us against
our will. (Bad things that happen are
from what bad people do to each other
and what Satan, the great murderer,
thief and destroyer, does.) So, when we
pray for Jesus to burn away all that
makes us impure, He will.
R7: Mark 10:29,30

28. Mark 10:29 Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, there is
no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters,
mother, father, children, or fields because of
me and the gospel who will not receive a
hundred times as much here in this world-
homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children,
and fields, along with persecutions - as well as
eternal life in the age to come.

29. Q8:
When should we ask God
for the baptism of fire?

30. Q8: When should we ask God for the baptism
of fire?
A8: When we're ready to more
seriously dedicate our lives to
His service. When we're tired
of the things in our lives
preventing us from going to
better places in God.
R8: Matthew 5:43-45

31. Matthew 5:43-45 "You have heard that it was
said, 'You must love your neighbor' and hate
your enemy. But I say to you, love your
enemies, and pray for those who persecute
you, so that you will become children of your
Father in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on
the evil and the good, and he lets rain fall on
the righteous and the unrighteous.

32. Q9:
How many times will a
believer be baptized by
fire?

33. Q9: How many times will a believer be baptized
by fire?
A9: It depends on how much
refinement is needed and how
hopeful the refiner is that the
refining will be beneficial. In
other words, if the refiner sees
that the refining isn't working,
he may give stop trying.
R9: II Timothy 3:10-12

34. II Timothy 3:10-12 But you have observed my
teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith,
my patience, my love, my endurance, and my
persecutions and sufferings that happened to
me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What
persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued
me from all of them. Indeed, all who want to
live a godly life in union with Christ Jesus will
be persecuted.

35. Q10:
The baptism of fire
sounds painful and
destructive. Doesn't
Jesus only bring love,
mercy and forgiveness?

36. Q10: The baptism of fire sounds painful and destructive.
Doesn't Jesus only bring love, mercy and forgiveness?
A10: Yes, God made a perfect world of
love, but man, led by the devil's, makes
the world worse and worse. In a
dangerous world, love must be strong
enough to stand against terrible
enemies. Love means disciplining
children who want to play in the streets,
to prevent them from getting hurt.
"Tough love" is unpleasant at the time,
but precious after safety is achieved.
R10: I John 4:10,11,16,17 and Romans 9:19-23

37. I John 4:10,11 This is love: not that we have loved God, but that
he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for
our sins. Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we
must also love one another.
I John 4:16,17 We have come to know and believe in the love
that God has for us. God is love, and the person who abides
in love abides in God, and God abides in him. This is how love
has been perfected among us: we will have confidence on
the day of judgment because, while we are in this world, we
are just like him.

38. Romans 9:19-23 You may ask me, "Then why does God still find
fault with anybody? For who can resist his will?" On the
contrary, who are you-mere man that you are-to talk back to
God? Can an object that was molded say to the one who
molded it, "Why did you make me like this?" A potter has the
right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He
can make something for a special occasion or something for
ordinary use from the same lump. Now if God wants to
demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be
extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are
made for destruction? Can't he also reveal his glorious riches
to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of
time for glory.

39. Q11:
What will happen when
Jesus returns?

40. Q11: What will happen when Jesus returns?
A11: The whole world with
suddenly be baptized with
fire. At the end of this life,
everything will be put
through a fire to destroy the
bad and purify the good.
R11: Matthew 13:37-43, Revelation 8:7, 16:8-9
and II Peter 3:5-7

41. Matthew 13:37-43 He answered, "The person who
sowed good seed is the Son of Man, while the field
is the world. The good seed are those who belong
to the kingdom, while the weeds are those who
belong to the evil one. The enemy who sowed them
is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and
the reapers are the angels. Just as weeds are
gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at end
of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and
they will gather from his kingdom everything that
causes others to sin and those who practice
lawlessness and they will throw them into a blazing
furnace. In that place there will be wailing and
gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like
the sun in their Father's kingdom. Let the person
who has ears listen!”

42. Revelation 8:7 When the first angel blew his
trumpet, hail and fire were mixed with blood
and thrown on the earth. One-third of the earth
was burned up, one-third of the trees was
burned up, and all the green grass was burned
up.
Revelation 16:8,9 The fourth angel poured his
bowl on the sun. It was allowed to burn people
with fire, and they were burned by the fierce
heat. They cursed the name of God, who has
the authority over these plagues. They did not
repent and give him glory.

43. II Peter 3:5-7 But they deliberately ignore the fact
that long ago the heavens existed and the
earth was formed by God's word out of water
and with water, by which the world at that time
was deluged with water and destroyed. Now by
the same word the present heavens and earth
have been reserved for fire and are being kept
for the day when ungodly people will be judged
and destroyed.

44. Q12:
Do Christians face normal
troubles in life, which
aren't baptisms of fire?

45. Q12: Do Christians face normal troubles in life, which aren't baptisms of fire?
A12: Absolutely. The world is a messy place. Life is
short. Everyone alive faces troubles. And, if you live
in a tent in the wilderness, a storm can destroy
everything you have. However, if you live in a
strong, solid house, a storm has little effect. The
troubles of life should be considered valuable,
though. Everyone anywhere can develop a good
character and honor by facing the troubles of life
with the right response. For example, soldiers and
athletes accept a lot of painful training in order to
make themselves stronger than their competition.
Effective training is always painful.
R12: Romans 5:3,4

46. Romans 5:3,4 Not only that, but we also boast in
our sufferings, knowing that suffering
produces endurance, endurance produces
character, and character produces hope.

47. 1. Repent
2. Faith power
3. Saving faith
4. Water baptism
5. Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of fire
7. Lay on hands to bless
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Lay hands to give the Spirit
10. Spirits resurrected
11. Bodies resurrected
12. Eternal judgment
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48. Hebrews 6:1-3 (NIV)
Therefore let us leave the elementary
teachings about Christ and go on to
maturity, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from acts
that lead to death, and of faith in God,
instruction about baptisms, the laying
on of hands, the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal judgment.
And God permitting, we will do so.