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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 Ray, I am truly sorry if you are led away from water baptism because of our discussion. I don't know your age or salvation experience, but what was your thinking pre-Forum? If you have read my postings, you should be aware that I am not (at least no longer) hung up on the name, but the faith in the work of God. I think it is obvious that the Bible does not consider baptism to be a 'Jewish thing,' but a Christian act of obedience. Indeed, water baptism does not seem to be prerequisite to salvation, but sustenance is not abundant life. Though there do seem to be 'minimum requirements' to sustain Christian life, is not abundant Christian life better? Please do find a church that baptizes by faith, and submit in faith. I have seen in the Bible evidence that obedience to this and other 'optional' commandments brings forth fruit in keeping with our faith. Go for it, friend! As to the 'Great Commision,' (which is not witten in the Bible, but a human term) I don't believe it refers so much to being baptized and having demons cast out of you as it does to going out and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Peace upon you in Jesus' name, charis |
Bible Answer: Dear Charis, Baptism, the passing through the waters, is a very strongly emphasized doctrine in the scriptures and is ordained of God. Note the following: 1. God condemned the world through the use of a flood, saving only Noah and his family through the water. 2. God brought the children of Israel through the waters of the Red Sea and then condemned and drowned the following Egyptians (symbolic of the world order). 3. God brought the Israelites who had not disobeyed Him in the wilderness through the waters of the Jordan River into the promised land. 4. God sent John the Baptist to preach repentance and baptism for the remission of sins. 5. Jesus declared to Nicodemus that you must be born of the water (baptism) and the Spirit (infilling of the Holy Spirit) in order to see the kingdom of God. 6. Jesus and His disciples practiced baptism of converts before His death. 7. Jesus stated in Mark 16:15-16 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned." 8. After being filled with the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, Peter restates Jesus' doctrine outlined to Nicodemus by telling the Jews who asked, "What must we do," to "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Do you see a pattern beginning to form??? Read the book of Acts and see the Apostles baptizing everywhere they went in Jesus name and laying hands on people for them to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. |