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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: Is this about water baptism at all? |
Bible Note: Sniper, I thought about this issue for a long time after reading Hiscox Baptism Manual where it reads that church membership requires baptism. Those who follow this book (American Baptist, maybe others) believe that there are unbaptized saved, but they aren't members of the church. This is contrary to the Bible teaching. In the Bible, the saved and the church comprise the same individuals: you can't be in one without being in the other. Church equals saved and saved equals Church. |