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NASB | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God's wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned. |
Subject: Baptismal Regeneration - Mark 16:16 |
Bible Note: Searcher56, re: Mark 16:9-20. I think your statement that “Bible scholars think Mark 16: 9-20 is not even supposed to be in the Bible” is a bit too general, as not all bible scholars are of this opinion. Just some facts: Mark 16: 9-20 appears in the vast majority of the ancient manuscripts. It is missing from Codex Vaticanus (350 AD) and Codex Sinaiticus (375 AD) and some other early manuscripts. Vaticanus contains an entirely blank column (an anomaly within Vaticanus) between Mark 16:8 and Luke 1:1, as if to say “something belongs here”. And while Eusebius, a church historian who died about 340 AD, had some doubts regarding the origin of Mark 16: 9-20, he made suggestions regarding the punctuation for some of these verses. And this so-called long ending of Mark was known to both Justin (Justin Martyr) and to Tatian in the second century (approx 130 - 150 AD). So I think you could say that the authenticity or origin of Mark 16: 9-20 is debatable, but I don't think there is enough evidence to state “it is not even supposed to be in the Bible”. If I am reading too much into your statement, I apologize. As to the rest of your post, I would say that I generally agree. While I feel Baptism is important for a Christian, I would tend to agree that it is not required for salvation. Regarding Simon the sorcerer (Acts 8: 9-24), when Peter chastised him “when he tried to buy the magical power he believed the apostles possessed”, look at his response. He asked Peter to pray for him so that he could avoid the judgement that Peter pronounced, but we are not told that Simon repented and prayed for himself as Peter instructed him to do. Having said he believed, having been baptized, apparently Simon still could not bring himself to pray for forgiveness. Is that a hard-heart or what? “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 (NIV) Thanks for the post. Blessings to you. |
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