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NASB | Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Bible Question:
Dear inhzsvc, Talk about a 'blast from the past!' I am sure that you win the 'answers to previous postings' prize, and I congratulate you :-) On a more serious note: How can you forget the importance of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit? This is truly the only time I have heard anyone deny the 'creation of the church' on the Day of Pentecost. Your 'few reasons' (16, no less!) are thorough and well-presented. I would have a hard time arguing against any of them, except for one thing. Israel had all the facilities and functions and organization to be called a 'church,' too. Indeed, Christ "...chose us in Him before the foundation of the world..."Ephesians 1:4 NASB, but without the Spirit, nothing could begin! Nothing! That is precisely why He had to send the Comforter and Helper. We needed this "Power from on high." Luke 24:49 NASB The glorification of the church started on the Day of Pentecost. (It's like having a Ferrari without gasoline, or a 1 GHz notebook PC without a charged battery, useless, though very impressive :-) Friend, if I read it right, all that was to prove that we have to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit? What about anything else we do? In the name of Jesus, or otherwise? Blessings to you in Jesus' name, charis |
Bible Answer: Charis, No, that was not all to prove to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. That was simply a side note. Your example about a Ferrari without gasoline is interesting. However, the Ferrari is still a Ferrari without gasoline. While Christ was on Earth with His Church, there was no need for them to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. However, after He left them, He told them to wait for the empowering of the Spirit. That didn't make them a church(ekklessia--called out assembly). It simply enabled them to carry out what He had previously instructed them to do. God bless. I appreciate your brotherly kindness. |