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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, |
Subject: How Does Baptism Save? |
Bible Note: Greetings, No offense, but I think you are wrong twice. Commenting on 1 Peter 3:21, you say: "Corresponding to" or "symbolizes" (NIV) or "like figure" (KJV) is the Greek word antitupon. It means copy, a thing formed after some pattern, a thing resembling another, its counterpart. Baptism is a copy of or corresponds to something else. What is it? We need to look at the context." Wrong: Baptism is the 'antitype' and the thing he referred to in the previous verse is the 'type', the shadow, the symbol. Commenting on 1 Peter 3;20, you say, "Baptism is a copy of or corresponds to something else. What is it? We need to look at the context. I see two choices - the flood or the ark? Which saved Noah and his family? It was the ark. " You are wrong again: The antecedent is the 'water' they were brought safely through. I think it is an easy mistake to make, but the water has to be the 'type' of baptism. Noah and his family was baptized in water, a type of the antitype baptism which now saves us. You had the answer, but missed it. The water was a type of baptism, just as Moses passing through the sea was a type of baptism. Some were saved through it and other were swallowed up by it. Likewise, those who rejects Jesus' simple command to be baptized, will not be saved. You are so close to the truth but don't see it. You write: "The spiritual element associated with that water is what saved, not the water." How right you are. I couldn't have said it better myself. Here is the only problem you have, you keep denying what the Bible asserts: SALVATION HAPPENED AT THE WATER. Again, the spiritual element associated with the water is what saved, not the water. But the salvation happens AT the water. Good day. Disciperlami |