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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: do we have to be baptized in water if so why if we have to be baptized in the holy ghost. |
Bible Answer: Why are we to be baptized in water? Because it is a command -- we are commanded to be baptized. It is a matter of obedience. It is not one of the so-called "steps" to or prerequisites for salvation. I see nothing in scripture about HAVING to be baptized in the Holy Ghost. It is merely a fact that we ARE baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit. NASB 1 Corinthians 12:13 "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." |