ONCE AGAIN... lol -- The exact same words of
Acts 2:38 are found in Jesus' words about how blood is given FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. And this clearly does not mean BECAUSE remission of sins already occurred. This has been debated for years. That is why Peter made it a command in
Acts 10 and says it is part of salvation in
1 Peter 3.
1Pe 3:21 KJV The like figure whereunto even
baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
It does not save by physically cleaning with H20. But it DOES SAVE by it being an act of a good conscience.
Acts 3? Often, after an initial precedent has been set in writing, as in
Acts 2, the aforementioned details are not written, though they were obviously spoken, as in
Acts 3. Recall we are READING a historical account in Acts. If the writer Luke were to write every single word ever preached, after having already established the precedent for salvation clearly in
Acts 2, the book of Acts would not have been able to have been completed due to lack of time allowed to write! lol The same principle occurs with Romans' references to salvation. The people already knew how to be saved, so Paul did not have to detail every part in
Romans 10. Similarly, in
Acts 3's case, the reader is already settled by
Acts 2 to know what saves.
Act 2:38 KJV 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.
Mat 26:28 KJV For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
THE GREEK IS IDENTICAL AS IS ENGLISH.
And
Mark 16:16, as has already been said, shows JESUS saying baptism COMES BEFORE salvation, not after.
Let us not forget that Dan's former allusion to us proposing baptismal regeneration, as is also erringly mentioned in the writing truthseeker quoted, is NOT what we believe. Baptismal regeneration is the teaching that faith is not necessary and that mere water baptism causes one to be regenerated or Spirit filled without faith or even CHOICE, as in the instance of infants!
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