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NASB | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God--it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. |
Subject: Ridding myself of guilt and fear |
Bible Note: BradK, The baptism is both water and spiritual. The act of water immersion is to comply with God's command that all be baptized for the forgiveness of sins and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (salvation) as is stated in Acts 2:38. You can only be included in the Kingdom of God through baptism (being born again) see John 3:1-8 This same water and spiritual baptism cleanses us from our past sins and guilt. Any future sins committed and the guilt that we might suffer after committing such sins can be alleviated through prayers and supplications to the Father and from prayers offered on our behalf by confessing our sins to others of like faith. It is true that we have redemption through Christ's blood for the forgiveness of our sins, but only through obedient faith by our baptism is this process completed in Him. In Christ, HappySoul |