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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: Is this baptism by the Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: Hi Searcher, You have put in a lot of time and work on this and I am sure that you are appreciated. I don't know where a lot of you have the time; don't we all have families? My girls are all skiing so I have time.:) I am one in the minority for believing that 1 Peter 3:21 is not speaking of water baptism. I see no water in any of the verses you have referenced. We will differ on some of the Scriptures because of my lower case rendering of holy spirit, but I believe our thoughts are the same, Searcher. My thought on being commanded to be baptized by the Holy Spirit: We are not commanded to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, because that would mean that we would have control over God and His will. However, I believe that Jesus baptized with the holy spirit [sic] and we are told to be filled with the holy spirit [sic]. "Does Holy Spirit baptism save you?": Here again I will differ from others because I see the holy spirit and the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures. My study has been with capitalization through the years. I believe that Jesus baptized with the holy spirit and if one received that holy spirit, that word of truth, that good news of the kingdom, that spirit of love, then they were saved. We too, are to be filled with this holy spirit. The holy spirit is a gift, a promise to everyone, to "as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself." Acts 2:38. When the people received these and other words and knew Jesus as both Lord and Christ, having been baptized with the holy spirit, they were baptized in water. A very similar situation compared to Acts 8 with the eunuch and Acts 9 with Paul. They were filled with holy spirit and preached and proclaimed Jesus as the Son of God. 1 Corinthians 6:17, "But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. ...18 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" So you see, I believe in the baptism, filling, receiving of the holy spirit but also the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I had best leave off here and see if I made any sense to you; but that is the way that I interpret things so far. God is not finished with us yet and I have pencil and eraser ready. From the heart, Ray |