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1 | Faith plus Baptism or Faith alone? | Matt 7:13 | Hank | 8904 | ||
Dear Melchizedekau -- What I hear you saying is that baptism is not essential to salvation. That, I hold, is quite truly taught in Scripture. But on the other hand you seem to intimate that one doesn't need baptism if he is saved today and dies tomorrow. You then pose this puzzling question, "But what about the day after, and the day after that?"....... Well, what about it?..... I interpret that to mean you are supporting some noton that salvation without bapism is a temporary matter -- somewhat analogous to granting a new driver a learner's permit until he has had sufficient time to fulfill the requirements for a permanent license..... You equate salvation to baptism with a baby being born naked and hungry. A naked and hungry baby is no less a baby, and his birth is no less a birth. If a baby is to grow and develop he will need food and care, to be sure, but his food and care, or the lack of it, do no alter the fact of his being born. In like manner, baptism and spiritual nourishment, or the lack of it, do not alter the fact that the sinner was saved through belief in Christ Jesus. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Faith plus Baptism or Faith alone? | Matt 7:13 | melchizedekau | 8935 | ||
yes by George I think you have it. You do understand that a baby to grow must be fed and that our christian walk is a growing process. If we are to grow, what are we to grow into, or likeness of? Christlike isnt it? If then we are to be christ like we must take the same steps of Jesus. His first step was to be baptised in water, was it not? First with water and then the Holy Spirit. if we choose not to follow after Jesus doesnt that make us as an outcast or rebellious? if we are rebellious of Christs footsteps, who is the firstborn of many bretheren,what does that make us if rebellion is as wictchcraft? So the facts as we have it are; If we are saved by asking Jesus to save us ,then we are saved and will be allowed into heaven. But if we are to be conformed into the image of His Son, which is growing process,we must follow Jesus through the waters of baptism.bless you ! YIC |
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