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NASB | John 1:12 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, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name-- [Is 56:5] |
Subject: Are we presenting the gospel scripturaly |
Bible Note: Dear Brother Mark, You wrote, "I don't know of anyone that uses this who thinks that the words save any more than that baptizing a non-believer saves them." There are many Baptist evangelicals that give this very implication to the "sinners prayer." Some even give the impression that walking an aisle will somehow imbue a person with salvific merit. With regard to baptism, there are many groups that view baptism as a key component to receiving saving grace. Those folks range from Roman Catholic to the Campbellite "Church of Christ." In addition -- again very common among my fellow Baptists -- there exists the quite similar error of "decisional regeneration." Now, I certainly don't agree with this sort of thing -- and I know you well enough that you don't either. I'm just pointing out that, if you think about it, you'll see the problem of which our brother writes. In Him, Doc |