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Originally Posted by mfblume
But the religious rite is not intended to be done without the faith ath is the kicker in it all. That is why Jesus said "He that believeth and is baptized..."
REPENT and BE CONVERTED. Two elements. I think the TURNING and converting in Acts 3 involves a reference to baptism. Repentance accompanied with baptism is the idea. And the emphasis Romans 6 puts upon baptism stresses the issue quite clearly. But we must recall it is FAITH in it, when we do it.
For some reason, God wants us -- commands us -- to act these things out. As in communion. But it has to have faith in it.
But anyway, back to the issue. |
Unfortunately, Elder your "interpretation" of
Acts 3:19 is based on the 1611 language you blasted the other day. The KJV uses the word "converted" which for the sacramentalist, of course involves a multi-step "soul wash process" while the Greek word
Epistrepho which connotes turning to God ...
Epistrepho- transitively
- to turn to
- to the worship of the true God
- to cause to return, to bring back
- to the love and obedience of God
- to the love for the children
- to love wisdom and righteousness
- intransitively
- to turn to one's self
- to turn one's self about, turn back
- to return, turn back, come back
NASB
"Therefore repent and
return,
so that your
sins may be
wiped away, in
order that
times of
refreshing may
come from the
presence of the
Lord;
The same preacher at Pentecost, Peter, knew what the writer of Hebrews knew when in various instances he tells us that the work of our Lamb and High Priest begins when
WE DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD .... are sins are wiped away, blotted, remitted, forgiven at REPENTANCE ....
The very same writer of Acts ... Luke in his Gospel tells us our sins remitted/forgiven/blotted out/wiped out [aphesis] at repentance.
Luke 24:47
and that
repentance for
forgiveness of
sins would be
proclaimed in His
name to
all the
nations,
beginning from
Jerusalem.