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1 | Created "in " Christ Jesus | Eph 2:10 | mark d seyler | 129356 | ||
Hi J. Elkins, I agree with you that the Bible declares only one truth, and that there is no contradiction. One of the ways I use to try to determine I my understanding is a correct one is to see if it is in complete harmony with the rest of God's Word. With this in mind, I have two questions for you. The first is this: Do we maintain our salvation by our righteous living (by which we could boast), or do we know we have salvation because of our righteous living (by which we know we have been changed by God)? How I answer this will determine how I read a great many verses that can go either way. The second is this: How do you regard the salvation of the thief on the cross, who was not baptized, and that of the gentiles in Acts 10:44, who received the baptism of the Holy Spirit prior to water baptism? I actually have one other question, more of a logical issue. If water baptism is required for salvation, does this mean that "death-bed" conversions are impossible? Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Created "in " Christ Jesus | Eph 2:10 | jelkins | 129383 | ||
Mark, thanks for your note. Assuming Steve has some authority as a site manager to suggest I don't discuss the topic of baptismal regeneration, I cannot reply to you on this forum. I do have scriptural answers for your questions, and would be happy to share. I'll ask the site management to give you my email address. | ||||||