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NASB | Acts 10:48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 10:48 And he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay there for a few days. |
Subject: Is baptism necessary for salvation? |
Bible Note: "Baptism is certainly important, and required of every believer. However, the New Testament does not teach that baptism is necessary for salvation." Let's first look at the word "important" (WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTONARY AND THESAURUS) say's meaning a great deal; having much significance or value 2 having, or acting as if having, power, authority, etc. THESAURUS; Weighty; said usually of things; significant, great, decisive, critical, determing, chief, paramount, primary, foremost, principal, influential, marked, of great consequence, ponderous, of importance, never to be overlooked, of note, valuable, crucial, substantial, vital, serious, grave, relevant, pressing, far-reaching, extensive, conspicuous, heavy, big-league, big; see also NECESSARY! So if all these words, give the meaning to the word "important" how can it not be necessary for salvation? Now let's look at the word "unnecessary" or "not necessary" meaning needless. (Thesaurus) a. needless, fortuitous, casual, chance, haphazard, wanton, accidental, unessential, nonessential, beside the point, irrelevant, futile, extraneous, additional, redundant, useless, exorbitant, superfluous, worthless, undesirable, optional, avoidable, objectionable, disadvantageous, random, noncompulsory,, dispenable, adventitious, without compulsion, uncalled for, gratuitous. Now with all this in view, do you want to tell us that Jesus commanded us to "do" something that has no salvicit value? |