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NASB | 1 Peter 3:21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 3:21 Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer's new life in Christ] now saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
Bible Question:
You said "let's agree to subdivide God's commands in the NT to His children, those who want to be with God at Judgment Day, into 2 groups." There are only two groups ... one example is sheep and goats (Matt 25:32ff). All Chritians are in the first group. How do you get two groups of Christians? |
Bible Answer: I'm not really sure why you withdrew your question but I'll try to answer regardless. I didn't really say in my post there would be two different groups of christians. I said there are two different groups of commands from our God. The second group don't really come into consideration until AFTER one becomes a christian. But now that you bring it up for discussion, I guess there will be two groups of christians on Judgment Day: 1) those who are actually faithful til death and are able to enter the Master's mansion prepared for them and 2) those christians who have turned their backs to the Lord or gone to sleep as the Apostle Paul puts it. They enjoyed the gift of salvation briefly and then chose to go back to a life of sin, depicted as a dog returning its vomit or a pig to its mud. The key word is return. The came out of the world of sin, took on Christ as their Savior and chose to go back to that world dominated by the Devil. So as you can guess, this latter group of christians are treated like the goats in your scenario above, quoted from Matthew. I hope this is clear and helps your understanding. God bless. |