Latter-day Saints believe what the Bible teaches about the importance of baptism: “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” ( John 3:5). John 3:5: We must receive the Holy Ghost to enter God’s kingdom This purifying influence helps us become worthy to live with God one day (see Gospel Principles, 120–24). Bednar, “ Clean Hands and a Pure Heart,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. Latter-day Saint doctrine teaches that like a fire that consumes dross, the Holy Ghost purifies our hearts until we have no more desire to sin (see David A.

Receiving the Holy Ghost is likened to being baptized by fire because the Holy Ghost has a purifying influence in our lives. Packer, a general Church leader from 1961 until his death in 2015, taught that “there are two parts to baptism-baptism by water and baptism by fire or the Holy Ghost” ( “ The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know,” Liahona, Aug. Matthew 3:11 records that Jesus Christ would baptize those first baptized by water “with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” Likewise, Boyd K. Latter-day Saints believe that just as baptism by water is important that we may be cleansed from our sins, so is the reception of the Holy Ghost, or baptism by fire. Matthew 3:11: The holy Ghost sanctifies us Here are just a few of the Bible’s teachings about the Holy Ghost.ġ. Latter-day Saint doctrine, like the Bible, teaches that the Holy Ghost is the only member of the Godhead without a body. Latter-day Saints refer to these individuals collectively as the Godhead.Īdditionally, while many Christians believe that God is only a spirit, Latter-day Saints believe that the Father and the Son each have glorified bodies and that the Holy Ghost is a spirit.

Holland, “ The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. Instead, Latter-day Saints believe that the Bible teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost work in complete unity but are separate individuals (see Jeffrey R. However, Latter-day Saints do not believe that the Bible teaches the doctrine of the Trinity-that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one being. Like other Christians, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe in the Bible’s teachings about God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.

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