So Peter told them to repent and be baptized BECAUSE they had their sins forgiven?
The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language, so certain words, that we question, we have go back to the original language. You can study the usage of the same word in other passages of the New Testament, or you can look in a Greek lexicon for the meaning.
"for." Does "for" mean "because of" or does it mean "in order to?" If "for" means "because of," then it means that we are to be baptized because we have been saved. If "for" means, "in order to," then it means that we are to be baptized in order to be saved
"Men and Brethren, what shall we do?' "And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ into the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38, A.S.V.). "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" (K.J.V.).
The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language, so to know for certain what the apostles or Christ meant when they used certain words, sometimes we have to go back to the original language itself. You can study the usage of the same word in other passages of the New Testament, or you can look in a Greek lexicon for the meaning.
"for." Does "for" mean "because of" or does it mean "in order to?" If "for" means "because of," then it means that we are to be baptized because we have been saved. If "for" means, "in order to," then it means that we are to be baptized in order to be saved. There is no other alternative.
The English word "for" in this passage comes from a Greek preposition," eis." Every scholar , all of them, say that "eis" never looks backward but, always forward; that is, it is never rendered "because of" or on "account of" in all the New Testament, and it never had that meaning in any New Testament passage-not one"
I have quotations of this passage, Acts 2:38, from twenty-eight separate translations, and not one of them renders the expression "for the remission of sins" as "because of the remission of sins," or "on account of the remission of sins.
There is no reputable Greek scholar that renders eis "because of" or "on account of."
There are words in the Greek language that mean "because of," or "on account," but the one used in Acts 2:38, eis, always means "in order to, or unto."
So then, Peter was telling these Jews to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ in order to receive the remission of sins.
In Rom. 10:10, when Paul said, "for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation," Paul states that man "believes unto righteousness," and "confesses unto salvation." The same preposition translated "for" in Acts 2:38 is here used. Does it mean "because of" or "in order to" here?
Just a guess, but I bet you believe in order to righteousness, and not because of righteousness, and that you confess in order to be saved, and not because you are saved.
There are other instances in which this word is used, and in every single time its used, it means that repentance, confession or baptism is unto the remission of sins, or in order to receive the remission of sins.
Think about it, whatever repentance is for, baptism is for in Acts 2:38
You never heard anyone say that you were to repent because you have been saved. You repent in order to be saved.
Baptism and repentance are for the same purpose, and both are in order to be saved.
Can you be saved without repenting? Nope. And neither can you be saved without baptism. One cannot be saved without baptism, for both repentance and baptism are "for the remission of sins."
Sorry. You speak a lie.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit occurred only twice in the last 2000 years . In Acts 1 and Acts10. Both times were prophesied and for a purpose that God intended. Both times the administrator of that baptism was the Holy Spirit. Both times that" baptism" was actually power given to perform the miraculous .To speak different languages (for a purpose) heal, etc.
What miracle could you perform after you were baptized by the HS? ( I'll refrain form poking fun but, what an opportunity to chide,)
The only baptism that one can administer to another is water baptism. That is the "one baptism" Paul speaks of in Ephesians 4. That is what washed away Saul's sins you failed to address.
No you weren't .
Notice Acts 2..When the church was established in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost . After obedience the 3000 were added
"to the church" that the saved are added (Acts 2:47). There are no saved out of the church; there can be none. For everyone who is "saved" is "added" to the church by the same one who saves him - God.
What this text is teaching, is this: Under the teaching and direction of the Holy Spirit of God, men have been baptized into Jesus Christ. As a result of their having been baptized, the blood of Christ has washed away their sins and Jesus has added them to his church
Do you get voted in by men where you go?
You right about there is only one.
You're wrong about it not being in water.
"eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." Eph.4
| FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT ARE ONE IN: |
| 1. Nature - Deity |
| 2. Substance - Spirit |
| 3. Character - Holy |
| 4. Purpose - Salvation |
| 5. Work - Gospel |
| WATER AND HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM ARE TWO IN: |
| 2. Purpose - Water baptism to save and Holy Spirit to reveal truth |
| 3. Administration - Water baptism by man and Holy Spirit baptism by God |
| 4. Time - Administered at different times (Acts 2:1-4, 38, 41; 10:44-48) |
Sweet sisters of the brothers.
