Forgiveness or Remission?

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Originally Posted by james34

You mean by “the resurrection of Jesus Christ/the Holy Ghost baptism)
The law was weak in that it could not provide forgiveness completely. The blood of Christ can and does. The veil was rent when the blood sacrifice gave all and said it it finished. A way was made. It is by this cleansing blood that we are able to be partakers of the the new birth experience. It is “this” ( Spirit) that he (Christ) shed forth.

Acts11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water( unto repentance ) ; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost( beyond repentance/unto new life)

Well, of course, without the Resurrection of Christ, baptism as an act would have no efficacy whatsoever.

That in no way invalidates or disproves anything I wrote, which you quoted. In fact, it validates and proves it, since and because when we are immersed into Christ in water, we are διεσώθησαν δι ὕδατος (diesōthēsan di’ hydatos), that is, thoroughly saved by/through baptism (1 Peter 3:20-21), since and because when we have our bodies washed with pure water, our consciences are sprinkled with the blood of Christ:

Hebrews 10:19-22 (ESV),

19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.