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NASB | Acts 2:39 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:39 "For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself." [Is 57:19; Joel 2:32] |
Bible Question (short): Baptism question in Acts 2 and John 3 |
Question (full): 1. Acts 2: 37-39 Now when they heard they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 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. "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." Does the order that Peter is mentioning here, i.e. repent, be baptize and receive the Holy Spirit, only apply to the Jews at that time in Jerusalem? Or for all of us for all times? 2. John 3:4 – 6 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Is the water that Jesus is speaking about the water baptism or the water from the womb? (I don’t mean to pull these out of their context but I wanted to make is simple. There’s a lot that goes into the background of what is being said and to whom it is being said to. Please fell free to reference other verses for me to look at based upon your response.) |