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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, You statement "Most translations, and rightfully so, try to be as literal as possible" is not addressing the issue. Your job is to show me any translation that depicts the passage as you render it. You can't do it: literal or non-literal translation. Second, the 'baptism clause' in its completeness does not end with '...', but includes 'for the remission of sins.' I asked about the entire verse, is it translated correctly? Repentance is not a work? Really? To 'turn from sin' is not a work. If you want to take that path, then let me do so as well and say that 'baptism is not a work' and salvation follows. Since no one here has suggested that anything is done to "earn salvation", I think it shows a personal bias and is unfair to the other person. Neither I, nor anyone else on this forum, has ever suggested that repentance or baptism is about 'earning salvation', so why even bring it up? We will both attack that straw man. :) "Acceptance of a gift is not a work". Call if what you want, but it's what you must do. "After we RECEIVE" Here's one of my problems with such arguments. The Bible doesn't just tell us to 'receive' Christ, it tells us HOW to receive Christ. You and others can talk about the necessity of ACCEPTING CHRIST into your hearts, but you don't tell me how that is done. Excuse me, but you do. When pressed for an answer, we are told to pray and ask Jesus into our hearts. Give me Scripture and then tell me that the necessity to pray isn't a work. Put your hand on the radio or computer monitor and pray with me... I understand your desire to credit God completely for your salvation; I have the same desire. My forgiveness is not by works of righteousness, but by faith in Christ. But without the works, there is NO FAITH. Good day to you, Disciplerami |