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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: why was the thief saved without baptism? |
Bible Note: Greetings Country Girl! I would certainly argue that the 'one baptism' is the one that really matters, the baptism of the Holy Spirit that actually makes us part of the Body of Christ. If 'water' baptism were so important, why is there the contrast in Scripture between water baptism and Spirit baptism? Note the following passages: 1) Mt. 3:11 - "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." If water baptism was so important, why didn't John say that Jesus would come to baptize us in water? Instead, he says that He will baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 2) 1 Cor. 12:13 - "For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. " This is the one baptism. It is the baptism of the Holy Spirit that makes us part of the Body of Christ. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |