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1 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | theodorecraig | 516 | ||
Prehaps if you look at baptism as an outward act which manifests the faith you have in the Messiah Yahoshua, rather than a requirement, you would ask this question: Why would you not want to be baptized if you have faith in Messiah? I can see no reason; but, if your faith was not from the heart, then it may not be true faith; and, thus, it may not move you to do so! I see true faith as a force, and it moves those who have it to act; so, the world can't talk itself into that faith (noone ever could). I am not trying to say you do not have faith. I am saying that I do not see any place in Acts where those who had the true faith refusing to be baptized. They were more than willing to do it to show that faith in Him that was working in them (for it moved them to do so). That faith is of His Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22,23; Eph. 5:9; and I Cor. 13:13) in us as it was in them. Same faith, which is, of the one and the self same Spirit. I mention the passage in Ephesians only to point out this: there are 12 fruits of the Spirit, and faith is one of them (so are righteousness, truth, and hope - these are the three that are not mentioned in the book of Galatians). And, we all know that the greatest of these is the love of "God" which casts out fear and by which we are made perfect in Him; for He is love (I John 4:7-18). |
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2 | What I am asking is baptism a requiement | NT general Archive 1 | jg8ball | 534 | ||
I think you misinterpreted what I asked (or maybe I didn't pose my question clearly enough). What I am asking is baptism a requiement for salvation? I realize that you should be baptized after believing but I feel believing is the only requirement for salvation while my friend believes that both believing and baptism are a requirement for salvation. This then could lead to other thoughts about infants that are baptized and whether or not full immersion is necessary. PS. We both are baptized. |
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3 | What I am asking is baptism a requiement | NT general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 536 | ||
A few years ago when my youngest daughter wanted to be baptized. She and I studied the subject together. I put all of our study into a short message which I shared that night. It exceeds the max length by 4x, so I will just tell you what I have. You can then tell me which you want to see and I will post it. The pieces are: 1) What is Baptism? (Water, Spirit and Fire Baptism) 2) Why should we get baptized? 3) Who, when and how should someone be baptized? 4) Explanations of dificult verses. |
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4 | What I am asking is baptism a requiement | NT general Archive 1 | theodorecraig | 570 | ||
I do not think I misinterpreted your question. I simply stated that looking at baptism (a mikvah - ritual bath) as some sort of requirement for salvation is viewing it in the wrong way. The baptism (mikvah) can not be done on an infant; for, it is an outward work done by faith, and how can an infant do a work of faith (or even have faith, see Romans 10:17). It is an immersion, as the word shows clearly, which in done with both those who are being baptized and those who are baptizing in the water. It is not a sprinkling of water on someone who has not professed a faith in Messiah (that is a baptism of the Roman Catholics, it is not the baptism of the Church of Yahoshua the Messiah). Now, the Jews did the mikvah in living (running) water. That is how "John" the baptist baptized, it is how Philip (in Acts 8:36,37) baptized the Ethiopian Eunuch, and it is how may Messianiac Jews baptize today (not all). Notice, the faith of the Eunuch, that was in him, was moving him to be baptized by Philip; he did not ask Philip if being baptized was a requirement for him to be saved. So, I repeat, when a man is looking at the mikvah (baptism) as an act required to be preformed in order to be saved, that man is looking at it in the wrong light. Water baptism is a work of faith and not a "requirement", the baptism of the Spirit of Holiness of Yahoshua is a "requirement" (John 3 speaks of this very clearly, as does I Corinthians 12:13). |
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5 | What about acts 2? | NT general Archive 1 | greatfullydead | 188124 | ||
If water bapism is not a requirement why then would Peter in Acts 2:38 say that those present should then repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins? | ||||||
6 | What about acts 2? | NT general Archive 1 | BradK | 188126 | ||
Dear greatfully, Welcome to the Forum! This subject has been weighed-in on quite frequently here on the SBF. You may benefit from using the "Search" function on the upper right and typing in "water baptism" or "Acts 2:38". There are volumes of discussion- some beneficially and insightful and some not. My quick response is: 1. We need to consider the entirety of what scripture says on the topic- not one isolated verse; 2. One must determine whether the purpose of Acts is Narrative or Doctrinal- Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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