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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: Greetings Disciplerami! Allow me touch briefly upon your questions. 1) Acts 2:38 - We have been down this path before! :-) Most translations, and rightfully so, try to be as literal as possible. A literal translation of Acts 2:38 simply translates the baptism clause as '...and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ...'. So, yes, this is a 'correct' translation as far as English goes. However, one cannot, on the basis of the English translation alone, determine that 'repent' is plural and 'be baptized' is singular. One must check the Greek to determine that point. At which point, one must interpret the passage according to the rules of Greek grammar, not English - since it was orginally written in Greek. 2) As for your second question, I do not believe that 'repentence' is a work. There are many synonymous terms which all describe that moment of faith - to believe, to hear, to accept, to receive, to repent, to turn, ect.... However, they all simply address our response to the gospel, not something which we must do to earn salvation. Acceptance of a gift is not a work. This is where we part company. You see a list of 'works' which we must do to qualify for salvation. I see a completed salvation which is given to us freely, not based upon anything we did or could do, but solely upon what Christ did. After we receive that gift of salvation, then there are things we are commanded to do as a result of the change in our lives. But, these 'things' do not add to our salvation in any way shape or form. I hope this is clear! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |