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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Bible Question: Is it necessary to be baptized by water to be saved or can you be saved by believing in your heart and confessing with your lips that Jesus was the Son of God and died for our sins? |
Bible Answer: garyw :: Welcome to Study Bible Forum. Your question is one of the most frequently asked on the Forum, so as a result there are many posts pertaining to it in the archives. Some reflect orthodoxy, others do not. You may wish to use Search to read some of them. Type in some key words such as baptize save. This will direct you quickly to many of those posts. ...... A brief note on your question pertaining to baptismal regeneration, viz., "is it necessary to be baptized by water to be saved?" -- Salvation is wholly of God by His grace. Its basis is on the redemption of Jesus Christ. It is solely on the merit of His shed blood on the cross and not in any respect on the basis of human merit or works. Short list of references: John 1:12; 3:16; Eph. 1:4-7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18,19. ...... Scripture is very clear that justification is possible only by God's grace through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. See John 3:16,36). Baptism is neither salvific nor contributes to salvation, but rather is the believer's witness to salvation and his testimony to the command of Christ (Matt. 28:19). --Hank |