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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 misrepresent and cheat the thief of his full response to Christ. He rebuked another. He uttered words of faith. It is not fair or right for you to limit his response to "simply believing" that you might strengthen your argument. The thief did all that was required on that side of the cross. On this side of the cross, we are commanded to repent and be baptized. I'm not about to tell someone all he has to do it believe 'like the thief on the cross.' If someone asks, I don't recommend that you give the advice "do what the thief did." Tell them what Peter said, "Repent and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." I'm not a Judaizer. Straw man argument again. I'll go after anyone who trust in baptism to save. A Judaizer equaled circumcision to salvation; and being a descendant of Abraham with salvation. That is false. So don't bring that straw man up. I'm no Judaizer. It's sad that the only way you can make your argument is by implying I am. There is a vast difference between "baptism is equal to salvation" and saying, "baptism is the place where God saves." Vast difference. Romans 4, 'credited' to Abraham? That's right, but only when he had a working faith. It is amazing that you can't harmonize Romans 4 and James 2. Abraham DID God's will, first by leaving his home. He SHOWED himself to be a person of faith. But Abraham did not trust that his works were what justified; he understood it was of God. God saw His faith. It is just plain false to suggest that Abraham's faith, credited as righteous, was a NON-WORKING faith. Wrong. Good day Tim, Disciplerami |