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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: baptism important ,why the delay? |
Bible Note: Arrow1: Given: That baptism is a command of the Lord Jesus Christ and should not be taken lightly or put on the back burner. That said, I think we are reducing this whole argument to a point of sheer absurdity when we nit-pick about exactly how long it should be after the believer is saved until he submits to water baptism. I've never personally known of anyone taking a brand new believer down to the creek or to a swimming pool and baptizing him on the spot, although there is no law against it and no particular reason why it couldn't be done. I do agree that some churches and some Christians have waxed lax in regard to baptism. Being a direct command of our Lord, it has never been an option for a follower of Christ. But there are other commands of our Lord too. What would you say to the notion that we put baptism on hold for a while and address a few other biblical topics for a change? By the way, if you would still like to read more about baptism, just type in the word in Search and you will have enough additional reading material on baptism to do you at least until a week from Thursday :-) --Hank |