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I just read the tract Refutation of Baptismal Regeneration and wanted to run past you a portion of a webpage discussing Acts 2:38. here it is.
[h=2]Comparative Passages Highlight the Truth[/h][FONT="]In Matthew 26:28 there is an identical construction of eis, conjoined with the terms “forgiveness of sins,” just as in Acts 2:38.[/FONT]
[FONT="]In the Matthew text, as he institutes the communion supper, Jesus said: “this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for manyunto remission of sins.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Even the renowned Baptist scholar, A. T. Robertson, who attempted to twist Acts 2:38 into conformity with his personal theological agenda, was forced to surrender his position when discussing Matthew 26:28. Of the controversial phrase he stated:[/FONT]
[h=3]Conclusion[/h][FONT="]It is a sad day in the history of the church of Jesus Christ when men — formerly sound, gospel preachers — begin to deny, both by pen and via pulpit, that baptism is required “for the remission of sins.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Mt 26:28
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[SUP]28 [/SUP]for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for(eis) the forgiveness of sins.
[FONT="]Act 2:38[/FONT]
[SUP]38 [/SUP]And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for(eis) the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
[FONT="]What is your opinion of how Mt 26:28 sheds light on Acts 2:38? It seems scripture says baptism forgives sins.[/FONT]
I just read the tract Refutation of Baptismal Regeneration and wanted to run past you a portion of a webpage discussing Acts 2:38. here it is.
[h=2]Comparative Passages Highlight the Truth[/h][FONT="]In Matthew 26:28 there is an identical construction of eis, conjoined with the terms “forgiveness of sins,” just as in Acts 2:38.[/FONT]
[FONT="]In the Matthew text, as he institutes the communion supper, Jesus said: “this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for manyunto remission of sins.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Even the renowned Baptist scholar, A. T. Robertson, who attempted to twist Acts 2:38 into conformity with his personal theological agenda, was forced to surrender his position when discussing Matthew 26:28. Of the controversial phrase he stated:[/FONT]
“Thepurposeof the shedding of his blood of the New Covenant was preciselyto remove (forgive) sins” (210; emphasis added).
[FONT="]In his massiveHistorical Grammar,Robertson suggested that sometimes “grammar” has to give way to “theology” (389). Is that any way to treat the verbally inspired word of God? Yet that is how Robertson sought to dispose of Acts 2:38. For shame![/FONT]
[h=3]Conclusion[/h][FONT="]It is a sad day in the history of the church of Jesus Christ when men — formerly sound, gospel preachers — begin to deny, both by pen and via pulpit, that baptism is required “for the remission of sins.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]Mt 26:28
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[SUP]28 [/SUP]for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for(eis) the forgiveness of sins.
[FONT="]Act 2:38[/FONT]
[SUP]38 [/SUP]And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for(eis) the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
[FONT="]What is your opinion of how Mt 26:28 sheds light on Acts 2:38? It seems scripture says baptism forgives sins.[/FONT]