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1 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | disciplerami | 78075 | ||
Dear Tim, You statement "Most translations, and rightfully so, try to be as literal as possible" is not addressing the issue. Your job is to show me any translation that depicts the passage as you render it. You can't do it: literal or non-literal translation. Second, the 'baptism clause' in its completeness does not end with '...', but includes 'for the remission of sins.' I asked about the entire verse, is it translated correctly? Repentance is not a work? Really? To 'turn from sin' is not a work. If you want to take that path, then let me do so as well and say that 'baptism is not a work' and salvation follows. Since no one here has suggested that anything is done to "earn salvation", I think it shows a personal bias and is unfair to the other person. Neither I, nor anyone else on this forum, has ever suggested that repentance or baptism is about 'earning salvation', so why even bring it up? We will both attack that straw man. :) "Acceptance of a gift is not a work". Call if what you want, but it's what you must do. "After we RECEIVE" Here's one of my problems with such arguments. The Bible doesn't just tell us to 'receive' Christ, it tells us HOW to receive Christ. You and others can talk about the necessity of ACCEPTING CHRIST into your hearts, but you don't tell me how that is done. Excuse me, but you do. When pressed for an answer, we are told to pray and ask Jesus into our hearts. Give me Scripture and then tell me that the necessity to pray isn't a work. Put your hand on the radio or computer monitor and pray with me... I understand your desire to credit God completely for your salvation; I have the same desire. My forgiveness is not by works of righteousness, but by faith in Christ. But without the works, there is NO FAITH. Good day to you, Disciplerami |
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2 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | gracefull | 78125 | ||
Hi disciplerami, What do you mean..without the works there is no faith? The scripture says that faith without works is dead. Faith is active not passive.Hope is passive. Faith acted on is works but works do not produce faith. Faith that does not work is not faith. Faith hears the Word then says 'I believe God' and then acts in obedience to that Word. 'By faith in Christ' Here again one hears the Word and believes with the heart(faith) THEN acts accordingly. The acts of obedience are the result of a changed heart, not the heart changing after we act. Faith is HEART BELIEF in which the actions or works follow. God bless, |
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3 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | sniper | 78153 | ||
Graceful, I agree with what you have written. If we believe in our hearts then we will act upon it. God will then see the works which we bring forth in keeping with repentance. This combination is true faith. Belief with out the works is only mental assent. Mental assent is believing the gospel but not committing to it. I can say I love my brother, but if I leave him to starve do I really love him? The same can be said about faith. |
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