Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire (judgment). [Luke 3:16] |
Bible Question:
Greetings my brothers and sisters,I have a question about something that has come up on the forum a number of times over the past few months.Could someone give me a breif explanation of Baptismal regeneration,this is something I want make sure my head is in the right place and if not I can get it there. In Christ, lionheart |
Bible Answer: I am not totally sure what you are looking for in Baptismal regeneration. Matthew 3:11 in the NLT says “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Before Jesus came there was no other way for people to repent of their sins. John who is the forerunner of Jesus was given authority from Heaven to Baptise people thus being a way for people to repent. Now that Jesus has come and died on the cross and paid the price for our sins we must go to him in order to be saved, to repent. We no longer get our salvation from water, but through Jesus Christ himself. It is still good for people to be baptised but you definitely are not going to miss Heaven if you don't. The repentent thief on the cross was baptised and Jesus said they would be together in Paradise. If you get baptised it is simply a public confession that you are saved, that you are now a child of God. Old things are passed away, behold all things become new. |