Lesson 1903

(Lesson 1903)(01-08-17) ACTS 2:37-40

"Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 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. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation."

Much of the foundation for the contention that water baptism is pre-requisite to eternal salvation, as that contention is put forth by the, so-called, churches of Christ, Roman Catholicism, et al, if found in today's quote.

In order to fully understand the implications of the phrase, "and be baptized" as it is applied in todays quote, it behooves us to first determine the meaning and intent of the word, "baptized", as it is applied therein. We have discussed this issue before but it is relevant that we again explain it's significance.

The English word "baptized", in its every application in the New Testament was transliterated from the ancient Greek word "baptizo".

NOTE: To transliterate is to make up a sound alike word in a known language to replace a given word in the original language that is to be transliterated. In this instance, "baptizo" was transliterated into "baptize".

Once a word has been transliterated it carries the same definition and intent in it's new language as the original word did in the foreign language.

To "batpizo" or "baptize" simply means to place one item, substance, or entity into another item, substance, or entity and leaving it there to obtain a desired result.

I'm going to stop this part of today's lesson here so the it don't get bogged down and to allow time for proper absorption of what has already been said.

It is very important that we fully understand the meaning of the word "baptized" as it is applied in today's lesson.

Tomorrow's lesson will be a continuance of today's. We will stay on the meaning and intent of the word "baptize" until it is clear what Peter was saying in today's quote.~