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1 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | flinkywood | 78412 | ||
I've read through this string and all your posts. It has caused me to examine some of the scriptures you cite, and to agree that you do have a strong scriptural argument. My understanding is that salvation comes through grace (Eph ch.2). There is also Jesus' declaration to Nicodemus in John ch.3. Also, if someone has no opportunity to be bapitzed (on the battlefield, on a deathbed, in a nursing home), it's difficult for me to believe God would not waive this in lieu of circumstance: witness the thief on the cross. I may be wrong, but I just can't square it with a doctrine of Grace as it feels too much like works, the fleshly stuff we think we have to do to earn His Grace. I wanted to be baptized. Afterwards I felt that I had crossed a threshold, "No turning back now, old boy." In fact, the pastor who baptized me asked me point blank whether I knew what I was doing and to explain my understanding before I went under in an outward sign of my identification with His death and resurrection. I'm still studying this subject, whether it's requisite for "translation", so I'll sign off this string for now. Colin |
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2 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | disciplerami | 78442 | ||
God bless you in your search. I too believe that God is fair and that salvation is impossible without the grace of God. However, if someone asks to become a Christian, I teach them what Peter and Paul said about it: word for word. Thanks for responding. Disciplerami |
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