Baptismal Regeneration in Acts

[LoveLove-jkkz]

I like the way you dress brother you look very classy

[TheOtherCaleb]

I think it’s clear that conviction precedes faith, that faith in the gospel itself saves and confers infinite forgiveness, and that the baptism of the faithful also confers infinite forgiveness.

In Acts, baptismal timelines don’t always follow a strict pattern… but I do think that Acts 2 is evidence that baptism has the power of forgiveness (when done faithfully), just as confession does.

It’s always difficult to gauge these things because we’re dealing with actual infinites… because we’re dealing with God.

∞ + ∞ + ∞ = ∞

[gambalombo]

in Acts 10 people are saved during Peter's preaching when they listened...and THEN Peter asked for them to be baptized... Acts is a timeline, so..

[ProtestantismLeftBehind]

The Baptists always force their presuppositions on the text of Scripture. They force their idea of adult believers onto Scripture. Meanwhile Lydia believed but her whole household was baptized. The Baptists merely assume and read into this as if all likewise believed. But it doesn’t say this. Also the entire Church practiced adult, children, and infant baptism. Just read the Ante Nicene Fathers who preserved the apostolic sacred Tradition which Scripture was a part of.

[SpooonCar]

I would ask, what in particular do you mean by regenerated? Would they have gone to hell if they hadn’t been baptized in time, or before untimely death? Is anyone non-baptized doomed?

[womblefamily]

“In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us.”

— Colossians 2:11–14

Notice how Paul says “you also were raised with Him *through faith* in the working of God.” Faith joined to water in Christian baptism is the normative — not exclusive — instrumental means by which regeneration occurs. As an example, it is impossible for water to flow through a pipe before that pipe exists; it must first exist, then water can flow through it. So, faith necessarily and explicitly precedes spiritual regeneration.

Notice also how Paul says the Colossians were “dead in [their] trespasses and the uncircumcision of [their] flesh” prior to the Holy Spirit regenerating them — that time prior to baptism in which they were spiritually dead is the same time in which they came to faithful submission. In this way, Colossians 2:11–14 provides critical context for rightly understanding Ephesians 2:1–10.

Blessings to you, beloved brother in Christ!

[thewaddlers]

43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. - does this not show that forgiveness comes BY BELIEF and then we can make sense of Acts2:38 by saying “for the forgiveness” means “BECAUSE” of the forgiveness (the use of for being like me saying ‘take medicine for your headache’)

[sonicgeeksquadg]

I’ve heard this objection, and I think it’s dumb, that this verse should be translated as “repent and be baptized *because* of the forgiveness of sins.” How should we go about arguing the baptismal regeneration position, when people appeal to Greek? I mean it’s not like I’m an expert on how Greek words should be translated.