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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 (short): Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? |
Question (full): Nehemiah, I respect your privilege to air your views and ask that you respect mine. I have no reason to question your faith or your sincerity and do not do so. I come to inquire but not to attack; to challenge, not to condemn.There are three categories addressed in your posting about which I have grave concern and on which I would like to comment and pose additional questions to you.(1) Quoting you: "While Jesus was baptising, he baptised in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost." Wherein does any scripture support the tenet that Jesus ever baptised anyone? If believers today are to be baptised in the name of Jesus only, as you state, what are we to do with Jesus' command in Matthew 28:19 to baptise in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? (2) Quoting you: "The Trinity is symbolic of one Spirit." Where does the Bible lend credence to this statement? And what exactly do you mean by it? Can you expand and add clarity to it, in accordance with clear Biblical teaching?(3) Quoting you: "The answer is not in man. We all [are in] error. The truth is in the Word." With the statement as it stands, by itself, one could hardly find fault. But you used it in this context. You said, "My advice to the gentleman who responded to my queston is that you put your trust in no man and don't let another interpret for you." With that I have questions and concerns. What was Phillip doing for the Ethiopian in the Book of Acts regarding the meaning of the passage in Isaiah? Why did Paul tell Timothy to preach the word? Why did Jesus say in Matthew 28:19 to go into all the world and preach the Gospel? Would it not be better simply to send copies of the Bible and let the recipients figure it out for themselves? One closing thought: There is a verse of Scripture, 2 Timothy 3:16, that speaks to us all, and no Christian can do himself harm by committing it to memory and stamping it indelibly upon his heart: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." Every good wish in Jesus' name. --Hank |