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NASB | Colossians 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him [to a new life] through [your] faith in the working of God, [as displayed] when He raised Christ from the dead. |
Bible Question (short): 3 baptisms or 1, or... |
Question (full): Dear Nolan, Greetings in Jesus' name! Are you then saying that both water baptism AND baptism of the Holy Spirit are integral parts of this 'migration' from the Old Testament to the New Testament? I think the problem may be that we try to separate the three baptisms as completely different things. (sorry, I don't count 'baptism for the dead' among the 'pertinent' baptisms) Perhaps, if we look at if from the viewpoint of the writer of Hebrews, we may see that all three baptism are 'washings,' to the New Testament believer, and together they work to the end of sanctification. In this way, all three participate in our 'circumcision of heart,' and fulfil the promise and the command. My friend, I bring this forth humbly, as to one that has just recently made a decision to be baptised. :-) To reject water baptism as nothing to do with Colossians 2:11 and 12 seems out of order with the Scriptures. In Christ Jesus, charis |