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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: Water Baptism in Jesus name (assuming one is doing it through faith and repentence) and receiving the Holy Spirit are basically one in the same event. Peter's 1st sermon makes that so clear. If you see baptism as an act of faith, just like believing and repenting, not a work of the law where you are trying to earn something, but rather an act of faith and obedience whereby you will receive something(forgiveness of sins and the Holy Spirit). The ark did not save Noah. He and his family happened to be "in" the ark. But 1 Peter 3:21 so clearly says, "in it(the ark) only a few people were Saved Through Water". The Floodwaters didn't remove dirt from Noah any more than Baptism removes dirt from your body(not sure what point you were trying to make there?) You are right though, it was his faith and "obedience" that saved him. I think that is something most people forget, faith is an action not merely mental assent to an idea. Water baptism is clearly what is being spoken of in 1 Peter 3:21. I have never seen any Biblical Scholar, no matter what the denominational background, refer to it otherwise. |