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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: Acts 2:38 Repentance and Baptism? |
Bible Note: Mr. and Mrs. Rowdy, I do appreciate the spirit in which you write and the earnestness of your thoughts:-) I also believe Tim Moran has provided ample explanation from the grammar, and I concur with his exegesis. We can chose to agree with it or not. In your understanding then, is Romans 6 "that picture of baptism", spiritual or water? Keep in mind that Hebrews 9:22 speaks of an eternal truth, "And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." We can be absolutely certain based upon this verse and others. We cannot be forgiven on any other basis than Christ's shed blood. Consider too the following: "the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin", (1 John 1:7) "In Him we have redemption through His BLOOD, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" (Eph. 1:7) "But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the BLOOD of Christ.: (Eph. 2:13) "and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the BLOOD of His cross;..." (Col. 1:20) As I see it, there are no "buts" when it comes to salvation in linking forgiveness and the blood (of Christ). They come part and parcel with His finished work on the cross! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |