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NASB | Acts 7:59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 7:59 They continued stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!" |
Subject: why do you disagree |
Bible Note: If I might add to this active thread--in the first century, water baptism was the outward confession of a person's faith. It was also how someone came to the Lord. That's why you see the link between salvation and baptism. Baptism was the early Christian's confession of faith. Today, for better or worse, we have the "sinner's prayer" as the initial confession of faith. So in essence, baptism was the first century sinner's prayer. Belief and baptism were simultaneous, but that does not mean the water is salvific in any way. Steve |