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NASB | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God's wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned. |
Subject: Isn't baptism needed for salvation? |
Bible Note: Your logic is in the reverse order for the prerequisite for Christian baptism. There is only one prerequisite for baptism and that is faith in Christ. Acts 8:36-37 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The plan of God for salvation has always been the same through out history. People are to trust in the provision that God performs in the person of Christ. The only difference between the Old and New Testament is that they looked forward to Christ coming and we can look back and know who Christ is by name, Jesus! If you can present evidence of the Old Testament saints being baptized after they believed in the Christ that would come you might have an argument! Have a nice day, CDBJ |