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NASB | 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:6 This is He who came through water and blood [His baptism and death], Jesus Christ--not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. It is the [Holy] Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [He is the essence and origin of truth itself.] |
Subject: What does baptism consist? |
Bible Note: Okay, we are not getting anywhere on that one. Maybe we can agree on this. According to the Great Commission, we are commanded to make disciples and to baptize them and teach them. Obviously, all Born Again Christians are to be baptized. If that is so, why is it that in every example of coversions in the NT, baptism followed preaching of the gospel immediately, it was never delayed. Today however most "Christians" are baptized months and years after their conversion. Why is that. Are they all taught improperly, are they lazy, are they embarrassed to acknowlegde God before men, are they afraid to get wet, why is it so acceptable today to casually put off something that was so obviously important in the early church? |