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1 | Is baptism necessary for salvation? | Acts 10:48 | roviear | 54068 | ||
I'd like to jump into the fray this question has caused by stating that nothing we do is "required" of us to become Christian except to accept Jesus into our hearts, repent our sins to Him, and ask Him to make us a new person in Christ. Before I get hung out to dry for my statement, let me make my point. Baptism is a public proclamation of Jesus' internal changes, the 'physical' washing away of our sins, as it were. Once we have accepted Christ, we then, through our love and fear of God (fear as in "to have a reverential awe of", not "to be afraid of : expect with alarm" - merriam-webster.com), desire to be obedient to Him in all that we do. Baptism is another way for us to show our obedience, another way for us to more fully accept all that Jesus wants to bestow upon us. Jesus did it, John the Baptist did it, but did the thief? No, however, he was definitely saved through grace by his repentance. Getting caught up with the laws can easily make a person into a Pharisee because the laws then become more important than God (I'm not calling anyone a Pharisee, simply pointing out that it could happen). Baptism is two different things, for we are baptized by Jesus' blood, which, indeed saves us (see I Peter 3:21) and through water which grants us the ability to receive the Holy Spirit (Matt 3:11; Luke 3:16; John 1:33-35; Acts 1:5, 2:38, 11:16). |
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2 | Is baptism necessary for salvation? | Acts 10:48 | Grace and Truth | 54083 | ||
Let's just look at Acts 22:16, because some people have a hard time believing what is said about baptism, "And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Now you all can place baptism where ever you want to, but tell me if Ananias told Saul the truth or not in what he told Saul to "do". Either this is a contradiction, or a lie! Maybe something is lost in understanding when a person is added to the kingdom of God, BY THE LORD, is it before or after baptism in water. Acts 2:47, John 3:5 say you get into the kingdom of heaven by water and the Spirit. To me that means the same time one is baptized. John the Baptist was great, but he at is least in the kingdom of heaven (the church) is greater than he. Why is that? John was not baptized into the kingdom of Christ Acts 19:1-5. |
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3 | Is baptism necessary for salvation? | Acts 10:48 | roviear | 54671 | ||
I'm not sure what you are saying. I got lost in your words. Could you please rephrase your comments/questions? Or were you stating thoughts out loud? I believe that Ananias was telling Saul that there's no reason for him to not be baptized. It isn't about being saved, it's about being obedient to the Lord. If you say you're a Christian, accept the Lord for all that He provides and acknowledge that you need Him to absolve you of sin and to make you a new person, then why not show publicly that you've decided to follow Christ? Many churches, mine included, have people give their testimonies before they are baptized. The testimony is to show that all people, regardless of what's happened in life, are able to call on the name of Jesus and be saved. The desire for baptism is about obedience, not salvation. You can only be saved one way, not two. Once you accept Jesus, there are no other "required" steps. That's the great thing about the gift of salvation, it's really a gift. Nothing else is required of you. |
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