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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: Could this be right? |
Bible Note: Greetings Disciplerami! The Judaizers made the same claim to Paul, but he rejected it. Grace plus some effort on our part becomes works. By 'obedience of faith', I assume you are refering to Rom. 1:5. The NIV translates this verse as: "Through him and for his name?s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith." There is no difficulty harmonizing this with Eph. 2:8-10. Faith results in works. We agree on that point. But, Rom. 1:5 does not say that we are saved by odedience in addition to faith. Faith plus works does not result in salvation. To make some effort on our part a necessary component of salvation is to make works necessary for salvation. Well, I have been sick, so I need to get to bed and get ready for work tonight! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |