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1 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Hank | 56404 | ||
Dear The Bible Is Right: "What if" questions always make me jittery, because they are usually somewhat hypothetical, and hypothetical questions don't invite concrete answers. Even so, I will rush in, this once, where neither angels nor wise men should tread, since I can lay no just claim to being either.... I have been a Christian for more than five decades and have known hundreds, perhaps thousands, of other Christian men and women and not once have I ever met a regenerate believer who did not obey the command to be baptized. Anyone who claims to be saved and continues to lead a life of sin and rebellion in open and willful disobedience to God's commands is a liar, a fake and a fraud. Now I don't believe for a moment in salvation by works -- salvation is an unmerited gift of God (grace) that is obtained through faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. But I do believe most definitely in the new birth [regeneration], and that that regeneration brings about a profound change in the life of the new believer, not the least of which is a yearning to please God by living a life of obedience to His will. Following your "what if" one step further: If a regenerate believer were unable to be baptized because, for instance, he dropped dead before he had the opportunity to be baptized, the regenerate believer, by definition, would be saved because of what Christ accomplished on the cross..... Again, let me emphasize: Baptism is a command and I would never attempt to detract in any way from its importance. But it is an act of obedience, not a fact of salvation. But an outright, willful refusal by one who claims to be saved to obey such a clear command as baptism is not the hallmark of a truly born-again believer. --Hank | ||||||
2 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | glory777 | 56879 | ||
Hank- just to let you know- It has probably been so long since you have been baptized- After 7 years of rededicating my life to the Lord-after 20 years of being born again - I finally was baptized on the 23rd of June, 2002. When I came out of the water, all I could do was exult in the fact that Satan, the accuser of the saints, could no more stand before the throne of God and say "Look at her - she won't even be baptized! She won't make a public show of obedience to You!" And he can't try to hit ME over the head with that fact! One more step on the road to accepting the freedom Christ bought for me. Praise His name! Debbie |
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3 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | inmyheart | 56910 | ||
PRAISE GOD! Great testimony!!! |
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