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NASB | Luke 3:3 And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 3:3 And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin; |
Subject: Purpose of John's baptism? |
Bible Note: With due respect what constitutes evidence? You can't say you've proven anything other than say you've present your best argument if the point remains disputed. Personally I'm going with the plain sense of scripture, the voluminous body of writings by the Church fathers, the Nicene Creed, the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, Martin Luther, John Wesley, Article 27 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England, etc. etc. etc. If truth were decided by the majority vote of all Christians then you most certainly have been proven wrong. Please note that Scripture is a whole; I believe your exegesis is based on an either/or approach to Scripture, rather than an and/with methodology. Herein lies your error. As the majority of Christians believe BAPTISM AND/WITH FAITH saves, I agree entirely with you when you present verses which only mention faith/belief, you simply present one half of the historic orthodox Christian doctrine, you don't contradict it... |