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NASB | Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace [God's remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; |
Subject: is water-baptism needed for salvation? |
Bible Note: Hello clsx2, I'm familiar with the Acts 2:38 "formula" for salvation. However, there's a couple obvious problems evident with this view if we are to hang our hat on it: 1. where's faith in all this? And, does this not rather portray a "works-based" righteousness? 2. Acts is a Narrative. One must excercise caution in deriving doctrine from such a book as this. The context should be primary. Does the rest of scripture teach and/or support this? Do not these scriptures say otherwise?: John 3:16, 11:25; Eph. 2:8-9, Tit. 3:5., 2 Tim. 1:9 Paul gives one of the clear presentations of the Gospel in 1 Cor. 15:1-4. Particularly note vs 3 and 4! Nothing is mentioned about baptism! Did Paul neglect this? Or, is it that salvation does not require baptism? As Rom. 11:6 clearly teaches, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace" (NASB). Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |