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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. |
Subject: why is baptism important |
Bible Note: Tim: You wrote: "This is the ONLY one where the one being converted received any special dispensation from the Holy Spirit." Show me where and explain why Cornelius was a special case. Here we have clear example of someone receiving the Spirit (exact words) before baptism, and this is the BASIS for Peter ordering him to be baptised. It is very clear: 1. Cornelius hears the word of God. 2. Cornelius receives the Holy Spirit. 3. BECAUSE Cornelius has received the Holy Spirit, Peter orders that they be baptised. He even defends his action of baptising them on this basis in front of the Jerusalem elders. It is really quite clear, and nowhere does it say that Cornelius falls under some special dispensation. --Joe! |