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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: Greetings Tim! There is a major problem with your interpretation (several actually) - Acts 2:38! Acts 2:38 says, " Peter replied, ‘‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." If, as you believe, repentance and baptism are necessary for salvation, then according to Acts 2:38, the reception of the "gift of the Holy Spirit" clearly is a result of repenting and being baptized. However, Acts 10:45 says, "The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles." The exact same phrase is used, "the gift of the Holy Spirit" had been poured out upon them. So, clearly the two gifts are the same. Yet, in Acts 10:45, they had received the "gift of the Holy Spirit" without being baptized. How? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |