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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: 1. Jesus is not walking around on earth today. He does forgive but has told us what we have to do to receive that gift. 2. Acts 2:38-41; Acts 8:12ff; Acts 8:13; Acts 8:36ff; Acts 9:18; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 16:15; Acts 16:33; Acts 18:8; Acts 19:1-5; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:27; Col 2:12; 1 Pet 3:21. And of course Ephesians 4:5 which reminds us that there is ONE baptism. 3. Not all who lived before Christ will be saved -- only the righteous. The righteous of old had a heart of repentance and obedience and so strived to do the will of God. Acts 17:30 "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent" |