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1 | are we saved by grace or baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | TJA | 56737 | ||
Are we saved by grace or by baptism? If by grace must we be baptized for salvation? TJA |
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2 | are we saved by grace or baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 56738 | ||
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. In the above verse being saved is a gift. If a gift then you can't buy it. The price to obtain that gift for you individually has already been made when Jesus bled and died for you. The only thing you can do is receive the gift by faith. Water baptism is for the person of faith - for those who already have been saved. Water baptism is a rite of sacrament, an external outward washing. It's the outward testimony of the inward reality of salvation present. Salavtion is a free gift. We don't get water baptized to become saved, we get baptized because we have been saved. |
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3 | are we saved by grace or baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 56746 | ||
New Creature, good answer. The only editing I would suggest would be the deletion of the sentence, "Water baptism is a rite of sacrament, an external outward washing." Believer's baptism is a command; its performance is an act of obedience. It is thus an ordinance of the church, not a sacrament. I make this distinction between sacrament and ordinance for the reasons that follow..... A sacrament is a religious rite viewed as a visible expression of the mystery of the gospel and is generally considered as distinct from the idea of ordinance, in that the act of the sacrament itself is considered to be a vehicle or means of grace. The term 'sacrament' therefore is common in those communions that believe that religious rites play a part in salvation. ..... Ordinance, on the other hand is understood to be a ceremony which the Lord commanded that His church should observe. It is practiced as a memorial act of obedience rather than a sacrament. There are two such ordinances, water baptism and the Lord's Supper, neither effecting or contributing to salvation but both constituting acts of obedience. --Hank | ||||||
4 | are we saved by grace or baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 56792 | ||
Hank; Thanks for noticing my error in wording. I totally agree with you about baptism being a command and ordinance. Thank you very much Hank Blessings |
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