Subject: MARK 16:16: Was it perverted? |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, I debated whether to post a partial verse, but I decided to follow your earlier lead:-) The "rest of the verse", however merely states the reason: 1 Peter 3:21 21And 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, NAS It does just as you suggest, buries the body of past sin as dead so that the person can now live a new life dedicated to God. Without it the person can not benefit from "the resurrection of Jesus Christ". AO |