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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I think that "and" can also be defined as "also". In context it could also mean "even".
However, when I review everything that Jesus spoke to Nicodemus, I see him talking about being "saved", i.e., "that the world through him might be saved" ( John 3:17). And I remember Jesus' words in Mark 16:16 "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved."
So, I appreciate what you've written and I'll think about it some more. |
Yes, he who believes and is baptized
shall (future event) be
saved, but
saved by what? Paul tels us in
Titus 3:5-6....
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He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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So believing and baptism are steps that take us towards the thing that saves us, namely the indwelling Spirit of God.