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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:
Thanx dear sister,this helps but it's not exactly what I was looking for. What I'm looking for is what exactly do those who believe in this particular doctrine,What specificaly does this particulare doctrine state? I've a good idea but I'm doing a study and this is something I want to be exact about. In Christ, lionheart |
Bible Answer: lionheart ::: Baptismal regeneration is a doctrine which affirms that immersion in water is salvific or contributes to salvation. Let's break the term down into its two components, regeneration and baptism, and attempt to give a scripturally sound definition of each. .... REGENERATION - The act of God the Holy Spirit (John 3:5), through the instrumentality of the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23), by which one who is spiritually dead is made alive and brought to share in the resurrection of life (Ephesians 1:19-2:6) and is made a child of God (John 1:12,13). Another term for regeneration is "the new birth." ....... BAPTISM - The immersion in water of one who trusts Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, commonly called "believer's baptism." This immersion in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38), or of the Triunity (Matthew 28:19), neither saves nor contributes to salvation in any way. Whereas only faith is essential for salvation (John 3:36; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8), Christ commanded that those who become His disciples should be baptized (Matthew 28:19), making baptism essential to obedience. This witness to salvation (witness to but not salvation itself) is testimony of the believer's obedience to the command of Christ. Only immersion (not sprinkling or pouring) fulfills the symbolism: (1) pointing back in history to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ; (2) emphasizing the present in showing the believer's death to sin and resurrection to union with, and new life in, Christ; and (3) looking to the resurrection of the body when Christ comes again (Romans 6:3-5). The term "baptism" is, of course, also used in reference to the coming of the Holy Spirit into the life of a believer at the point of regeneration (1 Corinthians 12:13). ...... SUMMARY: The doctrines of grace hold that man is saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, plus nothing else. Baptism therefore is a witness to salvation but not a contributor in any way. On the other hand, the doctrine of baptismal regeneration considers water baptism a sine qua non, a requisite, of salvation. --Hank |