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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: believeth and is baptized |
Bible Note: Hi srbaegon Thanks for the reply, I read the article, interesting. Although I have not read the book you have mentioned, I can see where someone as yourself that was leaning in that direction to begin with, would easily accept the explanation which you say was put forward by these two men. So is it your contention, that when the disciples went about baptizing, according to what Jesus had said to them, in Mk.16:16 they were performing these baptisms, as nothing more than what could be called ones Christian Confession of Faith, such as today's (Sinners Prayer), with no more meaning than a ritual? Isn't that trivializing the Mk.16:16 passage, based on the grounds that this understanding does not explain the passage, it merely negates it, putting it into the realm of not meaning what it actually said. By keeping the passage in sight, I cannot see where it would apply, although I can understand that human nature being what it is, through the course of time, things do tend to lose their meaning. I had no idea when asking the question, it was such a hotly contested verse. I guess the only way of understanding the Mark passage, would be summed up in another verse. Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. When it comes down to it, there are differences of opinion as to the meaning of what was meant in Mk. 16:16, these opinions come from ones own believed doctrine, some would say one thing, while others would counter with an opposite opinion. Maybe that is the way God wanted things to be, Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Thanks again for the input. Grace be unto you lightedsteps |