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1 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | The Bible is Right | 56402 | ||
I also heard this statement: Eph 2:8 'by grace are ye saved....;and Romans 3:22-27. Nowhere in these passages is baptism mentioned as a prequisite to salvation." While it is true that the passage referenced (Eph.2:8; Rom.3:22-27) do not explicitly mention baptism, neither does it mention any allusion to repentance. Are we to assume that repentance is not required for redemption? Surely not. It is rarely the case that a single context will totally exhaust the biblical material on a particular theme. It is the "sum" of the truth that counts (Psa. 119:160), not an isolated text, that may focus upon a limited point of emphasis. Acts 2:38 contends for repentance and baptism as "requisites" for "forgiveness," with no specific mention of faith. However, by means of that interpretive rule known as "analogy of faith," belief in the Lord must be implied as well. For example, the fact that God is said to be "one" (Dt.6:4) does not negate the biblical truth so abundantly affirmed elsewhere that God, i.e., the nature of deity, is possessed by three Personalities-father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Mt.28:19-20). A truth emphasized by additional information in other texts. This is a most fundamental principle of interpretation. While Ehp.2:8 mentions salvation by grace through faith, later, in the same letter, the apostle affirms that one is "cleansed...by washing of water with the word"(5:23). If one concludes that "saved" (2:8) is the eqivalent of "cleansed" (5:23), it then becomes obvious that salvation by "faith" is not independent of being "washed with water," (a phrase admitted by virtually all scholars to be a reference to baptism - Arndt, 481; Thayer, 382). Moreover, while both grace and faith are stressed in Rom.3:22ff- as means of "redemption"-three chapters later the inspired apostle affirmed that one is buried with Christ in baptism that he might walk in "newness of life" (6:3-4). Is "newness of life" a parallel descriptive for salvation? Of course it is. Clearly, then, salvation by grace and faith is not exclusive of other conditions specified in supplementary texts relating to justification. |
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2 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | retxar | 56405 | ||
Repentance is not a requirement for redemption, it is a result that HAS GOT TO HAPPEN. It is impossible to turn to the Lord without turning away from sin. | ||||||
3 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | Hank | 56411 | ||
Hello, retxar. May I post a footnote to your post? The text: 1 Cor. 7:10,11 [NKJV], "For godly sorrow produces repentence leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.".... The exegesis: [Believer's Study Bible: Thomas Nelson] "No one comes to Christ and salvation without sorrow for his sins. But sorrow in isolation only produces death. The sorrow of the world produces bitterness, hatred, avarice, and eventually death. Genuine godly sorrow works repentence unto salvation. 'Repentence' is the translation of two different Greek words. Judas repented (metamelomai), which means that he had regret concerning the way things developed (cf.Matt.27:3). The repentence mentioned in 1 Cor. 7:10 is metanoian, meaning a complete reversal. Literally, the term means 'to think after, to have an afterthought, to have a second mind' i.e., 'to change one's mind.' When a man recognizes sorrowfully his sinfulness and helplessness in his failure, he has a mind to seek God by faith in Christ. The inevitable result of this genuine repentence is a renewed interest in spiritual matters (v.11). Godly sorrow led the Corinthians to diligence, determination to clear themselves of charges, indignation against sin, fear of God, vehement desire for righteousness, zeal, and vindication. These verses reveal that repentence is to be a constant companion of the Christian from his conversion to his glorification." --Hank | ||||||