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NASB | Matthew 3:6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 3:6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins. |
Bible Question:
If there is an exception, as with Cornelius and Company, then to say baptism is a requirement for salvation is not true. Yes, they were baprized by water AFTER they were saved (Acts 10:44-48). Where do you get Biblical support for your statement "for most you are baptized and then receive the Holy Spirit. So it can be looked at as a requirement." If it is true how do we know how to be saved, that is if we are the exception |
Bible Answer: From the Apostle Peter: 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. Also Rom 6 and Acts 2 I acknowledge there are a few verses that are not quite as clear as these above but the point is we're taking a chance when we stand on such questionable verses. The net result of the NT as a whole very clearly gives baptism as the place where we contact the blood of Jesus through grace and faith and it's there where God washes away our sins. There's nothing in the NT more humbling than submitting to Him in baptism on His terms for the reason as stated in Acts 2:38. God bless. --Rowdy |