WERE THE 12 APOSTLES BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST?

 WERE THE 12 APOSTLES BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST

John the Baptist baptized some of the Apostles but his baptism was for repentance and the forgiveness of sin, not in Jesus name. They couldn't be baptized into Jesus name because he had not yet died, had not been buried, and had not yet risen from the dead. And they did not receive the Holy Spirit with John's baptism. 

John 4:1-3 "Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee."

It would stand to reason they had been baptized since they were baptizing others in Jesus's name as He had taught them to do. But there is no scripture stating that as a fact. In my opinion, it would defy logic that they would do any different.

The Apostles could have baptized each other. They would have had to be baptized before they could go out and baptize others. They were the first ones to learn about this new baptism. They and others were familiar with the baptism for repentance of John the Baptist. They had to learn about the baptism into Christ before the Day of Pentecost when the 3,000 were baptized. Some of those had likely been baptized by John the Baptist, as were some of the Apostles. 

Another possibility is that the Apostles were baptized along with the 3,000 on the Day of Pentecost, though I personally believe they would have been taught about baptism sometime in the 40-day period between Jesus's death and His ascension. After learning about repenting and being baptized, it would make sense they were immediately baptized because that was the usual practice (the jailer and his household, the Ethiopian, Saul/Paul, etc.). But they wouldn't receive the Holy Spirit until the Day of Pentecost. I myself wonder if they could have received the Holy Spirit upon being baptized and receiving the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. 

When Did the Disciples Receive the Holy Spirit?

John 20: 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

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