Our Lord's God
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He only said what Acts 2:38 STATES. You are the one contradicting Scripture by denying what Acts 2:38 states.
The way we put our faith in Christ is by being baptised INTO Christ.
Does the Baptism of the Holy Spirit..save ?
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He only said what Acts 2:38 STATES. You are the one contradicting Scripture by denying what Acts 2:38 states.
The way we put our faith in Christ is by being baptised INTO Christ.
CrowCross
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I'm not denying what it states...I'm simply denying the contradictory interpretation he presents it as.
There are other verses such as he who call on the name of the lord will be saved....no baptism mentioned.
If baptism in water was a requirement of being saved you better believe there would have been a major big-time discussion of it in one of the books of the bible.
to punish with death, 1 Corinthians 3:17{b}
G5351 - phtheirō - Strong's Greek Lexicon (nasb95)
G5351 - φθείρω phtheírō, fthi'-ro; probably strengthened from φθίω phthíō (to pine or waste); properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave):—corrupt (self), defile, destroy.
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1 Corinthians 3:15
If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
Our Lord's God
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Really? And what "contradictory interpretation" would that be>
John 3:16 doesn't mention repentance so I guess you can dispense with that too right?
There would be no need for such a discussion. Their starting point wasn't your confusion on the matter.
One puts his faith in Christ by dying together with Christ and water baptism is how one dies together with Christ.
It's there in your Bible.
CrowCross
Super Member
That water washes away sins. That water takes the place of the blood of Christ.
What is involved in belief? Repent means to turn...turn to a belief in Christ for salvation and eternal life.
No, water baptism is a symbolic act of dying, being buried and resurrecting with Christ.
Bob Carabbio
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A good part of it, fer sure, fer sure.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit, however has nothing to do with Salvation. The apostles were SAVED at John 20:22, and the Baptism in the Holy SPirit (the enduement of power from on high) happened later at Acts 2:4.
Our Lord's God
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In water baptism we die with Christ who removes our sins.
Faith is not just agreeing that something is true which appears to be what you think.
No, it means to turn from your ways.
Unbiblical fabrication of men.
Water baptism is how we die together with Christ.
Truther
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My sins were remitted per Acts 2:38 in 1979.
No, I don't have sin. I sin, but I don't have it.
The name of Jesus in baptism can do that.
Truther
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Jesus had an addendum added to believing....
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,,,
CrowCross
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You didn't answer the question.
You simply presented a verse. You also failed to mention the second part of the verse leaves out "baptism".
Thistle
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you're not starting early enough look at John 3:5. Also pick up again after the dialogue with Nicodemus in verse 22 which clarifies all the proceeding.
Truther
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Are you saying that Jesus expected unbelievers to be baptized?
Something like this?...
He that is in unbelief and is baptized...
You are taking passages out of context... After baptism, one is sin free if they do not sin. If you hate the things of God then you are not in the kingdom.
Who is the unbeliever that Philip refused to baptize?
CrowCross
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John 3:5...OK, it mentions water. I can give you several answers as to what the water is from being born of amniotic fluid or water....or the water is another way of describing the purification of the Holy Spirit and not baptism by water..
CrowCross
Super Member
Believes an is baptized...then leaves out baptism when mentioned with does not believe. Christ is saying you need faith to be saved...not baptism as the reason it is omitted.
Many people are baptized and don't believe.
Thistle
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I'm familiar with the alternative interpretations. But you can look in all of the existing first century Greek or even other languages, and you will not find a single example of the term for water used for amniotic fluid as an allusion to birth. It's far too easy just to point out that it doesn't happen in the Bible. It doesn't happen anywhere in ancient writings period. That's really an impossible explanation because it takes at least a 19th-century state of mind to even dream it up.
As to the connection of water to purification and washing ceremonies' connection to transformation that's all true. But the coincidance of the gift of the Holy Spirit and the purification ceremony are not mutually exclusive choices. I agree with the layered meaning, but I disagree with the false dichotomy.
And finally the connection of the story of the encounter with Nicodemus and what follows immediately following in verse 22 through the end of the chapter and the beginning of the next, I think it is just too obvious to ignore. It's all about baptism.
There you go.
it does not mention amniotic fluid. In any case, it is something that a person must do, not something that already happened.
It cannot be what you are claiming...5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Clearly, it is two things happening to the person who wants to enter the kingdom. It says water and spirit. You are suggesting spirit and spirit.
Then it is obvious that unbelievers are not baptized.
We all know that faith comes by hearing...one believes what they heard and does it. We heard repent and be baptized for the remission of sins and did it. What did you hear?
It is omitted because unbelievers are not obedient to Jesus. They argue that baptism is not necessary. On the other hand, believers believe they must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus.
That is rubbish. If they don't believe there is no way you can get them to be baptized. Each one of these believed (they received the word)...
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty