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It doesn’t seem to read that way in the original language. You should study the interlinear version and also the meaning of kolysai. The way verse 47 is rendered in Thayers Lexicon under the definition of kolysai is particularly interesting.

In Acts 10:47-48 the Greek word baptisthenai is used. It is the aorist infinitive passive form of the verb. it is my understanding that an aorist infinitive can be thought of as a verbal noun. So, is he telling them to go get immersed in water, or is he saying they have been immersed already...

I don’t understand why it would matter that he is speaking to “the saints which are at Ephesus”. In verse 13 he recounts how they came to be in Christ. They were sealed in him with the Holy Spirit when they believed. There is no mention of water baptism. Certainly he could have said they...

The first point was to show that baptisms were part of the old covenant. The second point was to show what Hebrews says about regulations for the body. Did Jesus remove one set of regulations for the body and then install another regulation for the body? Or is the baptism that is important...

“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/eph.1.13.ESV We are sealed in him when we believe. And in him we are cleansed by his blood...

Repentance and remission of sins. The most common version of the and there is eis. There is that word again. Translated into in Galatians 3 and Romans 6. Translated for in Acts 2:38. Translated and in some versions of Luke 24:47. The primary meaning of eis is into. If you translate it...

“(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.” ‭‭Hebrews‬...

“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.4.2.ESV

Is there something that I missed in Acts 2 where it says that the Acts 2:38 example is the only way? Or maybe it says this way alone? Where is the water in Acts 2:38? Are you surmising that the baptism is a water baptism? Paraphrasing it, I believe it says “repent and be immersed into...

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV It’s all right here. This doesn’t leave any room to add anything. Once you believe that...

Both phrases are in scripture and I quoted Ephesians 1:7 to show how immersed into Christ was the same as immersed into forgiveness of sins. “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬...

In Acts 2:38 the phrase “in the name of Jesus Christ” actually starts with the Greek word epi. The primary meaning of epi is ”on”. The word onomati means a name, authority, or cause. So ”immersed on the authority of Jesus Christ” seems correct. You also mentioned Romans 6:3 and Galatians...

I didn’t use eis as because of. However, if you want to see it used that way Matthew 12:41 is a good example. I gave you another option. Just let eis have it‘s most basic translation as ”into”. Acts 2:38 then becomes repent and be immersed into forgiveness of sins. This is what happens in...

Where Luke 24:47 is concerned many of the oldest manuscripts have eis in them. P75, Sinaiticus, and Vaticanus for example. Repentance eis remission of sins. If you translate this the way eis is treated in Acts 2:38 you have repentance for remission of sins. That is what you will find in Luke...

According to Hebrews the salvation Jesus spoke of was still applicable after his death. “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience...