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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 did baptism heal naaman of leprosy? |
Bible Note: "You seem to have some inside information on these households. Do you know something about the makeup of those households that isn't recorded in the Bible? Because if you do, I think you should share that with all of us." Why, yes, Disciplerami...I have uncovered first-century census data verifying that Lydia, the jailer, Stephanus, Cornelius, and Crispus each had eleven infants in their household! :) Seriously, do you have any data which would indicate that these five first-century Mediterranean households were so exceptional for their time and place as to have absolutely no small children in them? "I understand though that infant baptism is based upon such assumptions." Actually, infant baptism is not based solely on such assumptions (which are contrary to the assumptions you yourself hold), but rather on a covenantal understanding of how God works with His people. Mine is supported in both Testaments. Please show me where the individualism you hold to is demonstrated in Scripture. Note: I am not saying that infants who are baptized are regenerate. You have one other problem to solve if you dismiss both infant baptism and baptism by any other mode than immersion: where was the church between the age of the apostles (assuming they only baptized professing believers by immersion themselves) and the rise of the Anabaptists in the mid-16th century? --Joe! |