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1 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | kalos | 2552 | ||
NO! See Eph 2:8-9, Rom 3:28, John 5:24, etc. Eph 2:8-9 teaches that we are saved by grace through faith plus NOTHING. Not plus church membership, not plus good works, not plus water baptism, not plus anything. By grace through faith plus nothing. If anything, for your baptism to be valid, you need to be saved BEFORE you are baptized. | ||||||
2 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | Romans4_5 | 59391 | ||
Eph 2:8-9 for instance, is a part of PAUL'S Gospel, the gospel of the grace of God, which was *NOT* revealed on or before Pentecost. At Pentecost we still have Israel's gospel of the kingdom being preached. At this time, water baptism was REQUIRED for salvation. Mark 16:15 does NOT say be saved and then be baptized. It clearly says,"He that believes and is baptized shall be saved!". THIS is the message Peter preached on Pentecost (Acts 2:38). However, when God raised up the Apostle Paul, He began a NEW dispensation (Eph 3:2), where FAITH ALONE is enough, because the full ramifications of Christ's FINISHED WORK are now manifest. This is why Paul's salvation message in Acts 16:31 is DIFFERENT than Peter's in Acts 2:38. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Water baptism was once required for salvation, but not anymore! Actually, we could say water baptism is FORBIDDEN today. Water baptism is a WORK, and according to Romans 4:5, salvation is to the one who DOES NOT WORK, but only believes!! Don't forget, there is ONE BAPTISM today (Eph 4:5), it's not water baptism, it's being baptized into Christ (see 1Cor 12:13). |
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3 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | Hank | 59403 | ||
Romans 4_5: You say, "Water baptism is FORBIDDEN today." That's quite a sweeping statement! Please prove it. --Hank | ||||||
4 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | Romans4_5 | 59502 | ||
For some good in-depth teaching on baptism see the following links, and God bless you! www.bereanworkman.com/salvation/whattodo.htm www.sbgministry.com/disp_grace.htm www.geocities.com/athens/cyprus/3717/normancarlson.html Or www.geocities.com/athens/cyprus/3717/ |
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