Act 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
This is Paul's testimony of his conversion. He says he told to be baptized, washing away his sins, calling upon the name of the Lord. He does not refute it. He openly proclaims it. Does this mean that he had his sins washed away in baptism in Jesus' Name? That is what it says. Why does eveyone have a hard time accepting this. It is in the book.
2006-10-14 03:08:02 · 12 answers · asked by Southern Apostolic 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Paul needed baptism in Jesus' Name to wash away his sins, then doesn't everybody? After all God is no respecter of persons.
2006-10-14 03:13:44 · update #1
The thief on the cross was before the death, burial, and resurrection. The church was not formed yet. The commandment to be baptized for the remission of sin had not yet been given (Acts 2:38), so therefore, this argument is not supported.
2006-10-14 03:22:37 · update #2
Very Good Question, Now I am going to give you a very good answer. First Our sins, has to be washed away by the Blood of Jesus Christ, that is to change that inward man or woman, then Water Baptism in the Name of The Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to be baptized, That washes away the sins that is done in the body. Then The Baptism of the Holy Ghost put's us into the Body of Christ. So therefore there is only one way to be baptized & that is in The Name Of the Lord Jesus Christ, Too many people gets hung up on Matt. 28:19 not even knowing that father,. son, & holy ghost is not a name, but titles, Acts 2:38 does not go against Matt 28:19 But fulfills It. Those are titles to a Name. & that name of REDEMTION IS JESUS CHRIST, Therefore Jesus did said that he has come in his Father name.
2006-10-14 03:23:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why are we debating Baptism? Being baptized is a wonderful thing. The idea is to be submerged in something like when you dye clothes and such. You dip the clothes in the dye and they come out a new color. We are saved by grace through faith in what Jesus did on the Cross for us. If Paul had his sins washed away then awesome! You asked a question and I guess I didn't give you the exact answer you already had. I thought these were open ended questions. Sorry.
May GOD richly bless you.
2006-10-14 10:18:41 · answer #2 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Catholic and I see this as meaning that being baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit washes that stain of original sin away. You are still a human with free-will and the devil puts temptations infront of you all the time. You will be able to choose to sin in the future but your soul will no longer have th stain of original sin on it after being baptized. This verse doesn't mean that once you are baptized that all your future sins have already been forgiven. You still need to repent after you sin to be fully forgiven.
If you are an adult when you are first baptized, then all your past sins are forgiven along with the original stain. But none of your future sins are forgiven.
2006-10-14 10:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praying the sinner's prayer is the verbally act of sins being washed away--and water baptism is the physical act of sins being washed away. When you enter the water you are washing away the old man and when you emerge from the water you take on the new man--the man that God intended you to be.
2006-10-14 10:17:18 · answer #4 · answered by heavnbound 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess baptism does wash away old sins so that you can walk in newness of life, but you can still be set about with temptations and struggles, but now you have the Lord to guide you and keep you.
2006-10-14 10:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your statement is correct. Paul stated this to Jews who shared responsibility for the death of Christ. Their baptism would then give evidence that they now put faith in Jesus as the Messiah, the Christ. Only by their doing this could their sins be forgiven.
2006-10-14 10:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by mrsrrmck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baptism is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit into the heart, it has little to do with the water baptism. If water baptism was necessary, then the Lord lied to the theif on the cross.
2006-10-14 10:17:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure who's not accepting this. If this is a dig against Catholics, it doesn't really work. They believe in baptism too, just a different kind, and they believe God gave them the authority to change biblical tradition. Plus, the verse doesn't really say baptism by immersion.
Of course, I think you're all fooling yourselves. So if this is a way to show that EVERYONE should believe in baptism... then your question is just foolish. You can't convince someone who doesn't believe in the bible to do something because of a verse in the bible.
2006-10-14 10:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by Eldritch 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes thats what it means. I don't know why people have a hard time accepting it. If there are anything like my husband they just feel it's hard to believe in a book. They will learn one day.
2006-10-14 10:11:47 · answer #9 · answered by Amber W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems clear to me. I agree with your analysis of the meaning. Who says this means something else?
2006-10-14 10:11:10 · answer #10 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋