13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. JOHN 15:13
These men, most of whom were only 18-21 years old {had not even lived yet} & killed in World wars to keep us free. Why would a loving God allow these YOUNG men to die who had heard the Word, and believed when they were pinned down by enemy fire & CRIED out to God for help, and were DENIED "ETERNAL LIFE" because there was NO water for baptism. NO, I'm sorry, I can't believe that.
There are no Atheists in foxholes and NO WATER either. Millions of these young men who died, much like the thief on the cross , remembered the Gospel preaching they heard and when faced with death CRIED OUT to their ONLY HOPE, JESUS. Calling on the name of the LORD in Repentance and Faith BELIEVING on CHRIST.
21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ACTS 20:21 This is the Apostle Paul's SUMMARY of his preaching.
That rule for translating Greek to English, would make Acts 2:38 agree with Acts 10:43-47. Acts 11:13-18. Acts 19:2-4 and all the rest.
After all my Scripture study on this issue of wtaer baptism it was not just the verses that convinced me, but it was the fact that adding water baptism to "Saving Faith" severly LIMITS the places a person can be saved. Faith/repenance will work anywhere, baptism will not, you need water, and someone to baptize you. Frozen areas, deserts, World wars, Planes etc
Acts 2:38 is the only verse that seems to say repent and be baptized for the remission of sins, BUT looking at the entire context of scripture on this subject it cannot mean that . I have studied this and wanted TRUTH not matter where it was. I would be a fool to do otherwise. I do not know greek..BUT those that do will say the "Greek Rule" for interpreting verses does not allow for baptism to go with the remission of sins in Acts 2:38 In Greek only "Repent" will work with remission of sins here
The context would definately support the fact that the water spoken of in John 3:5 is the water of your mother's womb that breaks when you are born the FIRST time. The second birth {Born-Again} is the spiritual birth, thus "born of water and of the spirit", we see this in verse 6 when is mentions the flesh is of flesh {mother} BORN... spirit is spirit {God}.....BORN AGAIN. This would fit because Nicodemus asked how he could go back to his mother's WOMB,and Jesus explains to him flesh vs spirit.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. JOHN 15:13
These men, most of whom were only 18-21 years old {had not even lived yet} & killed in World wars to keep us free. Why would a loving God allow these YOUNG men to die who had heard the Word, and believed when they were pinned down by enemy fire & CRIED out to God for help, and were DENIED "ETERNAL LIFE" because there was NO water for baptism. NO, I'm sorry, I can't believe that.
ydnar0591 8 months ago
There are no Atheists in foxholes and NO WATER either. Millions of these young men who died, much like the thief on the cross , remembered the Gospel preaching they heard and when faced with death CRIED OUT to their ONLY HOPE, JESUS. Calling on the name of the LORD in Repentance and Faith BELIEVING on CHRIST.
21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ACTS 20:21 This is the Apostle Paul's SUMMARY of his preaching.
ydnar0591 8 months ago
That rule for translating Greek to English, would make Acts 2:38 agree with Acts 10:43-47. Acts 11:13-18. Acts 19:2-4 and all the rest.
After all my Scripture study on this issue of wtaer baptism it was not just the verses that convinced me, but it was the fact that adding water baptism to "Saving Faith" severly LIMITS the places a person can be saved. Faith/repenance will work anywhere, baptism will not, you need water, and someone to baptize you. Frozen areas, deserts, World wars, Planes etc
ydnar0591 8 months ago
Acts 2:38 is the only verse that seems to say repent and be baptized for the remission of sins, BUT looking at the entire context of scripture on this subject it cannot mean that . I have studied this and wanted TRUTH not matter where it was. I would be a fool to do otherwise. I do not know greek..BUT those that do will say the "Greek Rule" for interpreting verses does not allow for baptism to go with the remission of sins in Acts 2:38 In Greek only "Repent" will work with remission of sins here
ydnar0591 8 months ago
The context would definately support the fact that the water spoken of in John 3:5 is the water of your mother's womb that breaks when you are born the FIRST time. The second birth {Born-Again} is the spiritual birth, thus "born of water and of the spirit", we see this in verse 6 when is mentions the flesh is of flesh {mother} BORN... spirit is spirit {God}.....BORN AGAIN. This would fit because Nicodemus asked how he could go back to his mother's WOMB,and Jesus explains to him flesh vs spirit.
ydnar0591 8 months ago