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NASB | Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 9:22 In fact under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [neither release from sin and its guilt, nor cancellation of the merited punishment]. |
Subject: When was Saul of Tarsus saved? |
Bible Note: I guess they get around it by ignoring all the decisive Scripture that plainly says water baptism is not a salvation requirement, and by using a few verses that COULD be made to mean it is required, if there were not so much overwhelming Scriptural evidence that says otherwise. Just because a verse has water baptism listed along with grace thru faith, does not make water baptism a requirement. Mar 16:16 does not say belief AND baptism are required for salvation. It simply says "He who believes and is baptized will be saved”. It could have also said believes and is baptized, and preaches, and teaches, and witnesses, and goes to church on Sunday. What did I add that would have disqualified someone from being saved? Nothing! The second part of that verse tells us what CANNOT be left out; “but he who does not believe will be condemned”. Mar 16:16 is actually strong scriptural evidence that water baptism is NOT a salvation requirement. If you insist that Mar 16:16 is saying water baptism is required for salvation, then you must also accept ALL the signs spoken of in the next two verses as requirements that must follow ALL believers who are truly saved. Is that your position? I, like you, will take Jesus at His Word. What about the Gentiles who Paul was called to preach the Gospel to? (1Co 1:17) Would he not have also been called to baptism them, if baptism was required for salvation? What about the Gentiles who believed and were filled with the Holy Spirit in Acts 10? How could the Jews have ever questioned water baptism if they thought it was a salvation requirement? The Jews did not doubt that God saved Gentiles (Acts 10:34-35), only if they were to be baptized. How in the world can one explain this away? Repentance means “A complete reversal of one's attitude and values, i.e. a turning toward God”. Repentance is an inevitable result of salvation. How is it possible to turn to Jesus without turning from sin? It can happen no other way! Immediately before Saul's encounter with Jesus, he was persecuting Christians (Act 9:1-2). After the encounter he had a complete reversal of his attitude and values, did he not? To say Saul did not repent is simply not true. Eph 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, NOT OF WORKS, lest anyone should boast. Salvation is by grace thru faith, baptism is by obedience thru works. Salvation is NOT OF WORKS, least anyone should boast. retxar |