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NASB | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. |
Subject: Faith plus Baptism or Faith alone? |
Bible Note: Dear Melchizedekau -- What I hear you saying is that baptism is not essential to salvation. That, I hold, is quite truly taught in Scripture. But on the other hand you seem to intimate that one doesn't need baptism if he is saved today and dies tomorrow. You then pose this puzzling question, "But what about the day after, and the day after that?"....... Well, what about it?..... I interpret that to mean you are supporting some noton that salvation without bapism is a temporary matter -- somewhat analogous to granting a new driver a learner's permit until he has had sufficient time to fulfill the requirements for a permanent license..... You equate salvation to baptism with a baby being born naked and hungry. A naked and hungry baby is no less a baby, and his birth is no less a birth. If a baby is to grow and develop he will need food and care, to be sure, but his food and care, or the lack of it, do no alter the fact of his being born. In like manner, baptism and spiritual nourishment, or the lack of it, do not alter the fact that the sinner was saved through belief in Christ Jesus. --Hank |