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In my opinion this is a good illustration: Here Baptizo is transliterated: “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.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:38‬ ‭KJV‬‬...

“Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You...

“But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.” ‭‭John‬ ‭5:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬...

No water is mentioned in the Acts 19 passage. It has to be assumed or added. Isn’t this exactly the same as Ephesians 1:13. “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of...

Romans 6:3-5 fits perfectly with my post in an earlier thread. When a passage about baptism makes perfect sense without assuming the medium is water, should we read water into it? I keep thinking about this: “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do...

How can the immersion of our fleshly bodies be anything but a work. Consider this: “It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience— concerned only with foods and drinks...

On Romans 4:5 consider that in Romans 4:1 the term used is flesh. That term covers any work we do in the flesh not just the law. Abraham of course wasn’t under the law and at the time his faith was counted as righteousness he wasn’t required to be circumcised either. “What shall we say then...

Runningman I thought of one more piece of evidence that supports the view of John 6:29 that I presented to you. That is the response that Jesus received to his statement in John 6:29. “They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou...

When I see this discussed I think of this verse. “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/rom.4.5.KJV Here we see a person who believes and has faith but has no...

Pottersclay I put this together a few days ago in another thread. Curious what your thoughts might be on this viewpoint. These verses tell us what we must do. “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born...

This is a good discussion. In my studies on this I see a connection to some other passages that I haven’t seen mentioned yet. Wondering if anyone has any thoughts? In John 3:3 Jesus told Nicodemus he could not see the kingdom of God unless he was born again. The idea of being born again...

These verses tell us what we must do. “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 “I write these things to you who believe in the name...

1 John 5:1 tells us exactly what must be believed to be born again. “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/1jn.5.1.KJV So, if you believe...

The punctuation in P72 and Sinaiticus reinforces what you are saying. If my remembrance is corrrect P72 is the oldest Greek text we have. The semicolon it contains tells us that the word baptism begins a new thought. That semicolon is in Sinaiticus too.

Here is another inspired verse that has to be true. “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 This verse is one reason that I don’t...

“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/eph.1.13.KJV

The Greek word translated as repent means to change one’s mind or think differently afterwards. When a person comes to believe in Jesus their mind has changed from unbelieving or unknowing to believing. The meaning of the Greek word for repentance (metanoeo) is satisfied.

I have heard that too, but if you read about Sinaiticus you will find that the punctuation in it is discussed and recognized as legitimate. The thing about P72 is the scribe made room between the words for the dot. So, it seems intentional, and this is, I believe, the oldest Greek text of 1...

I am generally in agreement with you on this. I am responding to this post to add some information that I hope someone can comment on. A few years back, while studying this verse I started looking at it in the Greek manuscripts. I stumbled on something interesting in P72. In P72 the verse is...

I like this passage. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every...