Infant baptism

  • “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38a NIV
  • Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved Mark 16:16 NIV
Prior to baptism the individual should have believed and repented. There is no provision for Infant Baptism. 

Prayer through mediators

  • For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5 AMP
  • Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Isaiah 8:19 NIV
Other versions
 
  • For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 BSB 
Jesus is the only Mediator between God and man. 

Does God know me personally?

  • But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Luke 12:7 NKJV
  • How precious to me are your thoughts,God!
        How vast is the sum of them!
        Were I to count them,
        they would outnumber the grains of sand—
        when I awake, I am still with you. Psalms 139:17-18 NIV
We may not know how many hairs we have but each hair of ours is known to GOD. How much more is our life open before Him.

Can I know God personally?

  • I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him]. 2 Timothy 1:12 AMP
  • “So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] LORD [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him]. Hosea 6:3 AMP
We can know GOD personally.

Are all Bible versions simliar?

The simple answer is No.

Mainline Bible versions include ESV, NIV 1984, KJV, NKJV, NASB, NRSV, AMP, AMPC

There are a lot of versions commonly referred to as paraphrases. However not advisable to use these for serious Bible Study.