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NASB	Mark 1:4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Mark 1:4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins [that is, requiring a change of one's old way of thinking, turning away from sin and seeking God and His righteousness].

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Bible Question: John preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, was this because their sins were already forgiven?

Bible Answer: Baptism was required of Jewish proselytes. John's message was clear: Israel had so abandoned the fundamentals of Judaism that all Jews were like gentiles, outside of the Covenant, in need of conversion. Jews of the day understood this message. Repentance, in God's economy, is always a key ingredient. Without it, all the trappings were worthless, "Bring therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." (Luke 3:8)

Repentance is always a consequence of salvation (2 Cor 7:10).

Christ is described by John the Revelator as "the Lamb slain from the foundations of the earth." (Rev 13:8). And since the elect were chosen from before this time (Eph 1:4), one might say that all sins of the elect are now forgiven and be theologically correct. However, our experience is within the confines of time, therefore, from our perspective, that is, phenomenologically, it might appear as though some sins were not yet forgiven.

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