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NASB | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. [Ezek 36:25-27] |
Subject: Verses where water alone means baptism? |
Bible Note: You are committing a logical fallacy here. Our question is regarding the word "water" and its use to mean baptism by the church. Setting the actual question aside for a moment: Let us assume, for a moment, that your priest's doctrine of baptismal regeneration is true. In Acts 10:47 the baptism clearly occurs *after* the Holy Spirit is received, not simultaneous with it. If receiving the Holy Spirit is possible only for the regenerate, then you have a contradiction. At any rate, Acts 10:47 still has no bearing on the original question: Do we have any other passages in scripture where the word "water" by itself means baptism? |