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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: Hank, all I need is just one quote. |
Bible Note: Arrow1: Verse 32 of Acts 16 doesn't INFER anything at all. If anything is inferred, it is the reader, not the text, who does the inferring. Let's put down the exact [NASB] words of Acts 16:32 in order to help us examine them closely: "And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house." "Him" in the context of the passage refers, of course, to the jailer. Now, the fact that the jailer and his household were subsequently baptized (verse 33) -- the text uses the word "immediately" -- falls far short of supporting the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. Review what Paul and Silas said to the jailer (Verse 31) in answer to his question, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" I don't know the exact words that Paul and Silas spoke to the jailer in Verse 32 and neither do you, because all that is revealed is "And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in the house." How can you make a case for baptismal regeneration from that verse? And how can you make a case for baptismal regeneration from the next verse which merely states that "immediately he was baptized, he and his household." Of course, there are a number of other instances in the Book of Acts wherein believers were baptized. But every one of them became believers first, then, as believers, obeyed the Lord's command to be baptized. Since this topic has been discussed, hashed out, and rehashed so many times before on this Forum, I have no desire and see no need to string it out any longer. When today in "The Passion of the Christ" I saw a vivid depiction on film of the suffering and dying Savior, I could not help but wonder why, if water saves, God would allow His one and only Son to suffer and die so brutally. Can you explain it? --Hank |