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NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:29 ¶ Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:29 ¶ Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people even baptized for them? |
Bible Question:
Regarding 1 Corinthiians 15:27-29, I wonder 1)How verses 27-28 square up to the claim that Jesus is God. Not that I refute the claim but just confused. In the same context, somewhere in the N.T also Jesus is referred to as 'the first-born of creation'(the first to be born/ created of all that is created?). 2)What does verse 29 really mean as it talks about baptism and the dead. I mean I have people from a Christian religious group who use this chapter of the Letter to claim that when the living get saved, their dead line of relatives (especially those ancestors who never had somebody witness to them about salvation in Jesus during their lifetime) gets saved along. I am an African in South Africa. Also are there other people who believe likewise around the world. A clear answer will be very important to me as a young-in-faith Christian. Please help. FTM |
Bible Answer: Hi FTM, Welcome to the forum. In the passage here it is difficult to assign a Person to each of the pronouns. But the bottom line is that God is all in all. Every capitalized pronoun in Scriptures makes the claim that Jesus is God to my mind. The idea of Jesus being the First-born is a relatively new study for me and I should wait on speaking to that. I hope that is helpful. Searcher has offered you some good Scriptures to compare. 1 Corinthians 15:23, "But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming, then comes the end, when He/ delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when (He) has abolished all rule and authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION TO (HIM). And when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, that God/ may be all in all." Phillipians 2:5, "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who although *existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God/ a thing to be grasped, but *He emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a (Man), He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even the death on a cross. Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus/ EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth..." In my personal copy I have added another "One" to Philippians 2:13 for I believe that the Greek would have it. Philippians 2:13, "for God is the One who is at work in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure...that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God/ above reproach...as lights in the world..." From the heart, Ray |