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1 | is water-baptism needed for salvation? | Eph 2:8 | jatx44 | 223818 | ||
is water-baptism needed for salvation? | ||||||
2 | is water-baptism needed for salvation? | Eph 2:8 | clsx2 | 223827 | ||
Yes, Acts 2:38 gives us the steps to salvation. 1) Repent 2)Be baptized in Jesus name 3)Receive the Holy Ghost. By further studying the Bible you can find how to repent, 1 Jn 1:9. Baptism, Mark 1:9-11 Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost, Acts 2:4 |
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3 | is water-baptism needed for salvation? | Eph 2:8 | BradK | 223829 | ||
Hello clsx2, I'm familiar with the Acts 2:38 "formula" for salvation. However, there's a couple obvious problems evident with this view if we are to hang our hat on it: 1. where's faith in all this? And, does this not rather portray a "works-based" righteousness? 2. Acts is a Narrative. One must excercise caution in deriving doctrine from such a book as this. The context should be primary. Does the rest of scripture teach and/or support this? Do not these scriptures say otherwise?: John 3:16, 11:25; Eph. 2:8-9, Tit. 3:5., 2 Tim. 1:9 Paul gives one of the clear presentations of the Gospel in 1 Cor. 15:1-4. Particularly note vs 3 and 4! Nothing is mentioned about baptism! Did Paul neglect this? Or, is it that salvation does not require baptism? As Rom. 11:6 clearly teaches, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace" (NASB). Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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