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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. |
Bible Question:
It amazes me that people just can't accept the Bible for what it says. Instead, we revert to pointy-headed, intellectual contortions to re-explain Scripture in light of our pre-conceived notions. By the way, sorry for being a buttinsky. It all seems to fly in the face of passages like 1 Corinthians 1:25,26 "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called..." Everybody knows that water, or being dunked under it, does not wash away spiritual sin. The blood of Christ does that. The question is, when do we come into contact with that blood, spiritually? Is it when we are baptized, which is biblical, or is it when we say the sinner's prayer, which is not biblical. Or, should we pull one little verse out of the context of N.T. Scripture as a whole (say, John 3:16) and say that belief is the only pre-requisite of salvation. Looking at the N.T. as a whole, and examining the doctrine of salvation in its entirety, would end a ton of debate and false doctrines. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Inhisservicealways! We definitely should look at what Scripture actually says. However, when you read 'the KJV for instance', you are reading a translation of Scripture, not Scripture. The orginal Scripture for Acts 2:38 was written in Greek, not English. This is why it is important to examine the orginal. In this case, the original language makes a distinction that is difficult for English to make. Thus, we discover something that it is not readily apparent in the English. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |