I am come to send fire on the earth; and would that it were already kindled?
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Basil the Great
AD 379
He also said, “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!” These flaming words from the lips of our Lord Jesus Christ reveal the malice of sin. He also reveals the excellence of good actions performed for the glory of God and his Christ…. Then we are ready for the baptism of water, which is a type of the cross, death, burial and resurrection from the dead…. One who is prepared to be baptized in the name of the Holy Spirit is one who has been born anew, who undergoes a change of residence, habits and associates so that, walking by the Spirit, he may be ready to be baptized in the name of the Son and to put on Christ.
