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1 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | BradK | 164137 | ||
Greetings Coty, Welcome to the Forum! Could you possibly clarify and elaborate on your statement "I merely believe that God meets us with salvation when we are immersed into water by the authority of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?" Specifically: 1. What is your scriptural basis for this? 2. How did you arrive at this conclusion? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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2 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Coty | 164141 | ||
Matthew 28:19 is the scripture I have in mind. When you do something in the name of something you do it by it authority. It's like same "stop in the name of the law." Baptism is nothing to us if it is not in the authority of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It would be merely getting wet. I want to look at the scriptures completly unprejudiced. When I do this, what does the Bible teach us baptism is for? If I were to pick up my Bible for the first time, what would I discover about the concept of baptism. Thank You, Coty |
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3 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | BradK | 164148 | ||
Hi Coty, Thanks for your reply. I understand Matt. 28:19. A couple additional questions arise: 1. It is one verse, so can you build the doctrine of the need to be baptised in order to be saved from just this one verse? Is that what the verse is teaching? 2. Do you have some other scriptural support? For what it's worth, I think we all have the intention to look at the scriptures with complete objectivity- i.e. unprejudiced. In reality, we all have influences that color our views such as our upbringing and church affiliation. So, I don't know that were I to pick up the Bible for the first time I would reach the same conlusion as you about baptism! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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4 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Coty | 164196 | ||
Dear BradK, Why do you not believe baptism is necessary for salvation? Most denominations in the world believe it is not necessary. I would simply have to disagree. Mark 16:16, Acts2:38, Acts 8: 37-39, Romans 6:1-4, Colossians 2:12, 1 Peter 3:21. Here are many scriptures that tell us about baptism. Please tell me why the jailer and his family were baptized that very hour of the night in Acts 16:33? Why didn't they wait until the morning. Please tell me why you object to baptism. I will examine your objections with an open mind. If you are right, than I will believe it. I beleive people are making this concept of baptism to hard to understand. Thank you for discussing this with me. In Christ, Coty |
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5 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | BradK | 164199 | ||
Dear Coty, Thank you for your reply. Simply put, I choose to believe we are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8-9). I think scripture is very clear on this matter. However, you are free to disagree:-) With the utmost respect, it is you who are promoting the view of baptismal regeneration (if I'm correctly understanding your view). So, it is therefore incumbant upon you to prove your case. How do you "believe people are making this concept of baptism to hard to understand?" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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