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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: does one need to be baptised to be saved |
Bible Note: Hi, ROGER! All I can say to you is that you do an excellent job in using Scripture to rebuke Jesus' Command to the disciples to go and baptize! (Matthew 28:19; John 3:5; ...But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.--Luke 7:29-30). Please do not confuse God's Gift of Salvation with God's Commands! Though we cannot do anything to merit salvation--and Jesus has done all that is required--we are Commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ to perform certain functions and to behave in a certain manner; to think that we can hold on to some clause without humble obedience to His Word is to place ourselves in the group which Jesus has admonished: 'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?" Then I shall say to them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me, all evil doers! (Matthew 7:21-23) Salvation is not mere words or an empty belief system; Salvation is Christ Jesus... He Himself has stated that many will claim to be saved (to be in Him) and He will flatly reject them! It is not enough to know Scripture! As James said we must be doers of the Word! (James 1:22) The best way that we can live the Word is by being obedient to Christ--regardless of how advanced we think we may be in our wisdom and understanding of Scripture! There is nothing I can say to you to bring you to humble obedience of the Word Christ has spoken... hence, there's little to gain in continuing this thread! Please accept my respectful departure from this particular thread exchange. God Bless! Angel |