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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: How is the Holy spirit given to you |
Bible Note: Hello armond, I'd respectfully take issue with your statement, "The Bible list Baptism (Baptism of Repentence) as a requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit". Which scripture(s) list- or teach this? Acts 2:38? What then do we make of Eph 1:13, "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,"? Did Paul miss or overlook something in his declaration? The book of Acts being a narrative is not intending to delineate the doctrine(s) of salvation, i.e. how we are saved. It does contain doctrine but we must be careful not to isolate the teachings here from the rest of scripture, On the other hand, the book of Romans- which can rightly be referred to as the Theology of the NT- teaches nothing of the sort! So, I see the analogy of scripture lacking in support of your argument. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |