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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: Water baptism unnecessary for conversion |
Bible Note: I found it interesting in Eph.1:12-13 the absence of "faith alone" and "repentance". I know trust can be interpreted as faith, but still you seem to be picking and choosing verses to "fit" your doctrine. If one can look at baptism as an act of faith and not a work of the law then the verses that speak of being baptized into Christ make more sense. Saved by Grace through Faith at Baptism. I take all the verses that mention faith, all that mention belief, all that mention repentance, all that mention baptism, and all that contain different combinations of any of those words and find great harmony. God does all the "work", He shows the grace and mercy, He bestows the forgiveness and gives us the Holy Spirit. Our part is simply responding to the message or rejecting it. |