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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 Joe! Agreed my friend! I know that I tend to argue against the first option so much, that some probably think that I fall into the second category. But, I don,t! My concern has always been that too many of us Arminians tend to fall over into the 'I earn my salvation camp'. You Calvinist's are lucking in that regard! ;-) But, I have actually talked to people who thought that once they accepted Christ, then say told a lie, that they were now lost. I have spent many years trying to preach that we do not earn our salvation in the first place, neither can we lose it based upon a failure to live up to God's commands. That is what area which I think we are in complete agreement. Too many Arminians really do see to have the daisy as their flower! :-( With all due respects to my friends on the forum who differ on this with me, I really do see this teaching as 'another' gospel, in the same way that the Judaizers was another gospel. They both used exactly the same arugments to support their position that we must do something to be saved. Oh, well! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |