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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] |
Bible Question:
Hank, Have you ever heard of Justin Martyr, Polycarp, Tertullian, Origen, Clement, Cyprian, Read their writings, they all agreed saved by grace through faith at baptism. The Nicene Creed, written prior to the canonization of the Bible in 325 AD states "one baptism for the forgiviness of sins". The Nicene Creed also established the doctrine of the Trinity(I assume you believe in that)My gosh, the guys who decided what books go in the NT all beleived water baptism as essential to salvation. My challenge to you is this, quote me just one guy, a priest, church historian, Pastor, elder, deacon, a slave, a roman pagan, just anyone at all who lived in the 1st or 2nd century who believed in "faith alone" apart from baptism, just one. |
Bible Answer: Arrow1: I believe I'm able to satisfy your requirement to quote you "just one" who "lived in the first or second century (A.D.) who believed in (salvation by) 'faith alone' apart from baptism" ...... I offer two separate quotations, both from a first-century Christian missionary of no small consequence. The first quotation reads as follows: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as the result of works, so that no one may boast." ..... And the second quotation is the answer to a jailer who asked what he must do to be saved. The answer reads, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved."....... The first quotation is from the Book of Ephesians, Chapter 2, Verses 8 and 9. The second from the Book of Acts, Chapter 16, Verses 30 and 31. The missionary whose words are herein quoted was named Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. .... And thus I feel justified to write "QED" as my epilogue, having submitted, I believe, proof sufficient to meet your requirement. --Hank |