Columnist: There are many opinions on the subject of baptism but the important thing is what the Lord has declared.

Luke 7:29-30 "Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.

Salvation is pretty clear to most people but the baptism of the Holy Spirit seems to be a confusing and somewhat grey area.

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...