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1 | jcsav, baptism does not save. | Acts 2:38 | Morant61 | 147410 | ||
Greetings Jcsav! Okay, allow me to explain. Your quote tried to argue that 'for the forgiveness of sins' was the 'basis' for both imperative - to repent and to be baptized. The author of your quote then tried to argue that 'for the forgiveness of sins' could not refer to the 'basis' or 'reason' since they would have had already repented to be forgiven. My point was simply that it is a false assumption that 'for the forgiveness of sins' must be associated with both imperatives. It could also only refer to one imperative. Thus, those who choose to translate 'eis' as 'because of' in Acts 2:38 would say that the structure would be as follows: Repent, and then, having done that, be baptized because you have been forgiven. As I have posted several times, I personally don't adopt this position. My view is that 'be baptized' is a parenthetical statment, not associate grammatically to the phrase 'for the forgiveness of sins' at all. Thus the structure would be: Repent, resulting in the forgiveness of sins, and let each one who has repented be baptized. This view is definitely supported by the grammer of Acts 2:38. The commmand to 'be baptized' is singular in number, while every other command and pronoun is plural in number. This is a clear indication that 'be baptized' is a parenthetical statement. So, no one is denying that there are two commands in Acts 2:38 my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | jcsav, baptism does not save. | Acts 2:38 | jcsav | 147416 | ||
Repent, resulting in the forgiveness of sins. Have to be incorrect. There is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood (Matt 26:28). Water and Blood cleanse and Purify. Not repentance. Repentance changes ones views and purpose in order to accept the will of God in your inner self instead of rejecting it. So you can not possibily reject the commandment to be baptised if you have truly repented for it is, the will of God. Both conditions must be meet in order to receive the Holy Ghost, in the sense of being born into the kingdom. One without the other is not according to Scripture (the one Baptism). If Jesus used the same word/phrase then isn't it reasonable to believe Peter's commandment, by inspiration and sent by Jesus , would mean the exact same thing. And what Bible translation uses such a interperation as the one you have came up with. Are you wiser than they? | ||||||