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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. |
Subject: Holy Spirit evidence of Salvation? |
Bible Note: Hello Tim, I think you are confusing the one....what happened to Peter -- with the other....what Peter was given to teach the rest of us. That is probably why you confuse the special miracles (Pentecost and House of Cornelius) with the common (Acts 2:38) Though all salvation is miraculous, it's also quite obvious that the winds and tongues of fire don't happen every time someone is saved. They received the holy spirit without repentance or baptism, ("first for the jews") then revealed God's plan to all in their presence. Presumably, these were all Jews. Then they were led to the Gentiles, who received the Holy Spirit by the same special miracle as did the jews. ("then for the Gentiles") I can see baptism in both of these occasions, but I have to read repentance into the text. In his love! Rob |