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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: If you've been baptisted once, do you need to be baptisted again? Even though you have backslide, but you give your life to Christ again. Thank you, SATNJ |
Bible Answer: SATNJ 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. This verse means that baptism is "an appeal to God for a good conscience" - that is it is a symbol of having a good conscience. This is what you did the first time around when you got baptized, I hope, - you made a public confession to the church of the fact that you were already saved, that you had repented and taken Christ. It was only a symbol of salvation. If you backslid all you need to do is repent and go back to living in Christ. You don't ever need to be baptized again. That is assuming that you got baptized as an adult who knew that they had repented and taken Christ as their savior. If you were baptized as a child before you even realized you were a sinner who needed to repent you might want to consider being baptized again now that you know Christ as your savior as an adult capable of repenting and taking Christ. blessings abound, bowler |
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