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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: Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? |
Bible Note: Hi, I've recently considered whether I should be immersed even though I was baptized when I was a baby. But you guys influence me to lean toward the belief of the Grace churches who don't believe in water baptism at all. Paul was not one to stress baptism; maybe its more a Jewish thing. Its certainly not a work that is going to get you into heaven on its own. The Grace churches would call this Mt 28:19 passage a commission but not a Great Commission. If I do decide to be immersed, should I worry about what is said in the service? I think not. I think that a Great Commision baptism would include one where we are washed in the renewing of our mind, where scriptures are taught about the three Persons of the one Spirit, where disciples are made, teachings followed, commandments obeyed, and a relationship created with God for all time. |