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1 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Jayell | 164450 | ||
Why did Christ feel the need to be baptized? He had no sin, no need to be saved. Why? To fulfil all righteousness. (Matt 3;15) Jesus life and ministry is our blueprint as Christians. By baptism, Jesus was merely identifying Himself with us. It was an act or righteousness on the part of him who had become, as to the flesh, an Isrealite, to take His place with the believing remnant. By baptism we are identified with Christ, it's our way of pledging allegiance to Him. In Ephesus Paul encountered twelve disciples (Acts 19:1-7) and we know that they were John's (baptist) disciples from only 1 question. "Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said Unto John's baptism." (v.3) John baptized his discples and Jesus His. see John 4:1 It has always been a means of association; NEVER SALVATION. Jesus makes it perfectly clear that we will be condemned for unbelief not baptism. (Mark 16:16b) | ||||||
2 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 164480 | ||
exactly! And with that said, my 2 cents is this. Christians should be baptized. Not for salvation, but in keeping with the example set by Christ and also as a public testimony to our comittment to Christ. Jeff |
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