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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: They 'repented' at the preaching of Peter and received the 'gift of the Holy Spirit', which are the plural phrases connected together grammatically in Acts 2:38. Then, and only then, each one was baptized, in accordance with the singular command of Acts 2:38. I noticed that you want to invoke the clause, (and) for your above point, but not with Mark 16:16. Then you try to bring out what you call (simply wrong) understanding of Acts 2:38 and Acts 10:45 as if there is a contradiction, but the is no contradiction in either text, because what can be said of both text is that, they heard the word of God, they believed it, they repented, and we can see that by thier willingness to be baptized in the name of the Lord, now all of these elements are in the text, and cannot be denied. You want to place salvation at the point of belief, James 2:19 says, Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. vs.20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? vs. 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? vs.22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and (by works was faith made perfect)? vs. And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness; and he was called the Friend of God. vs.24 Ye see then how that by works a man is (justified), and not by (faith only). You talked about (contradiction) your whole belief system falls apart when James speaks to your heart! |