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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: "Of course, my understanding of the verse is that Peter was not connecting repentance with water baptism for salvation". Then you would have to do the same with Mark 16:15-16. These are the words of Jesus himself! The reason I ask is I hear and read about this seperation alot, my question to those of faith is (can God save us the way HE WANTS TOO)? If He tells us to be baptized for the remission of sins, and he does, why can't we just trust His word? Many on this forum don't believe that God could save through water baptism, but those in the bible believed. My last question is, did baptism come from God or is it man made, and give scripture for the answer. |
Bible Answer: I'm not really sure if baptism is man made or not. I am sure however, that Jesus was batized and He is everything the that we should be. He is never wrong. Come to think of it, isn't it God working through us anyway? God made, man made, somethimes its the same. |