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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: You said: "Jesus had the power to forgive the sins of the thief while He was still on earth and so could promise the thief salvation. In addition though Jesus was dying the new testament had not yet been instated so rules that apply to salvation after the kingdom came with power at Pentecost do not apply before that date! We know that the blood of Christ extends back to cover the sins of those who died before the kingdom came but that does not mean that we can also be saved without baptism." 3 quick questions: 1. Why does Jesus not have the same power to forgive sins now as He had with the theif? 2. Where might one find these "new rules" that apply to salvation that were inacted after Pentacost? 3. If the blood of Christ extends back to cover sin, why is it limited in extending foward to cover sin? retxar |