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NASB | Luke 23:40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:40 But the other one rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? |
Subject: Was this man saved without Baptism |
Bible Note: [When we are saved we are baptized by the Holy Spirit, inwardly ... it is automatic (Romans 6) ... then we have the option of the outward baptism.] I'd have an easier time of this if you said we received Christ and Him by means of the Holy Spirit at the time of new birth; Our being born again. [See John 20.22] But that isn't a baptism into something but a receiving of a divine nature. Jesus then baptises us with the Holy Spirit per Acts [2] for the purpose of becoming His Church. Are we baptised into the Body of Christ at the new birth? I believe so but Paul in Romans 6 links the two as normal Christian experiences. The first one as a necessity to being a part Christ and the second unto the ability to becoming a son. See: John 1:12 (NASB-U) But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, Unfortuately not all seek to become...Only to be saved. |