“The Church from the time Peter preached on Pentecost, has taught and believed baptism is for the remission of sins and receiving the Holy Spirit.”
Odd. Sometimes the Holy Spirit was received prior to baptism.
Further, does Jesus immerse us in water, or the Holy Spirit?
“33I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
not odd at all. The Holy Spirit was showing Peter the Gospel was for the Gentiles, as well as the Jews.
neither Jesus nor the Holy Spirit immerses us in water.
The Scriptures are clear, the Holy Spirit baptizes us thru the Body of Christ, the Church. Jesus breathed on the Apostles to receive the Holy Spirit, the Apostles laid hands on other faithful men to teach and baptize when the Apostles passed, just as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28. The Church has the authority from Jesus Himself, it is the vessel the Holy Spirit uses to bring men into the Kingdom of God. as Ephesians 4 tells us, there is One Baptism.
this is the historical, orthodox Faith, first taught on Pentecost, and taught and believed by Christians for 2,000 years. in the 16th century, a heresy arose that says there are two baptisms, one a so called Spirit baptism and two, a so called water baptism. this new doctrine was unheard of for 16 centuries and absolutely violates Ephesians 4. it also teaches this so called water baptism is done to be obedient to Jesus and for making a public declaration to join a local church...of course no one in the NT was ever told this, so this is just a 16th century tradition of men.