Does the Greek preposition *eis* in Acts 2:38 mean baptism is for receiving forgiveness—or merely because forgiveness has already occurred? The language of the New Testament and Jesus’ words in Matthew 26:28 provide a clear answer.
This warning from the Lord establishes the terrifying possibility that one can acknowledge Jesus verbally and intellectually yet be rejected at the judgment for a lack of obedient action.
Jeremiah 36 shows what happens when people try to cut out the parts of God’s Word they do not like. King Jehoiakim burned the scroll, but God’s message did not change. This lesson calls us to stop rewriting Scripture and start submitting our lives to it.