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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: Hi Tim, Yes I live in the same Notting Hill as the movie. I once got asked by a confused Japanese tourist where the tourist attractions of Notting Hill were. I had to break it to him that it is just a residential area. Anyway I directed him to the famous 'blue door'. We have quite a few rich American celebrities who live round here. I agree that John 3:5 does not provide conclusive proof of the Catholic or traditional doctrine of baptismal regeneration. However, my belief is that the nascent Church held a body of scriptural interpretations: some doctrines are only in the scriptures in kernel form (such as the trinity, which took nearly 300 years to be understood and explicated yet is certainly in scripture) Furthermore, I don't ultimately limit Jesus' teachings to a collection of apostolic writings. Joh 21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. I don't accept Scripture is either 'perspicious' nor that the sola scriptura principle is biblical. I believe scripture teaches the opposite: 2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast: and hold the traditions, which you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle. I don't believe this view belittles Scripture in any way. I'm sure I read and love the Scriptures more than most. If any Christian could have sat down with the elderly Apostle John I'm sure he could have explained many passages of Scripture. Who would say to him Scripture is perspicious and we are quite capable of interpreting it, we don't need your input. The Catholic Church has a realistic claim that it was given and has directly passed on a body of interpretations down the centuries. Best Regards Dalcent |