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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: To be saved must we be baptised? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, It's good to hear from you again. Let me ask a few questions of you: First, is Acts 2:38 translated accurately by, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins... (KJV) and by "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit"? (NASB); and Second, Doesn't your argument demand that people have an understanding of the Greek in order to be saved? (because no English translations is translated as you say the Greek requires)? Please spare us any suggestions that there is no way of showing it because you quite ably depict your position in the English. Third, do you argue that salvation is by "faith only" or by "faith plus repentance"? You believe in the causal relationship between repentance and remission of sins? But You say in earlier posts, 6784, "Salvation is only through faith and grace, not works." 8755, "the vast majority of Scriptures make it abundantly clear that salvation is through faith alone" 8880, "Furthermore, the concept itself goes against everything Scripture says about salvation being through faith alone!" 19398, "Paul's agrument in Galatians is that all aspects of the Christian life are achieved through faith only," I curious to know which you believe: "faith alone" or "faith plus repentance"? It's interesting to note that the Scriptures refers to "faith alone" one time, and that, to say we are NOT justified by faith alone (James 2). But you repeat "faith only" many times. I'm curious to know what you believe. Have you changed your mind now that you argue a causal relationship between 'repent' and 'remission of sins'? To be consistent, you must admit that the Jews who believed were not yet saved since forgiveness follows repentance. Up until now you have insisted that baptism is not associated with remission of sins. Now will you not change course and disassociate repentance from forgiveness of sins? I hope not. If you believe that repentance precedes salvation, then you have more in common with me than do most who post on these pages :) Wishing you a Good day, Disciplerami |