Bible Question (short): Mark 16:16 what does it say? |
Question (full): My dear friend Tim, Who ever told you that Mark 16:16 wasn't in many manuscripts is wrong! In fact it is in the oldest manuscripts! It's funny when it come to this statement in the bible people want to throw it out, why not just except it obey and teach it like the apostles did! If the believers of today were back in the first centry what a fight that would be over what Jesus said in Mark 16:16. Do you think Peter, Paul,James,John and rest of the apostles would except what you are telling me about what the text says, or would the Holy Spirit be pleased? I notice your dependence on the "(like the infamous thief on the cross)" my question to you on him and him alone is did he hear the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ? Romans 1:16 says it is God's POWER TO SAVE MEN! Did the thief hear that? And if not, and he didn't, does that exclued you and I? Can men be saved without hearing the gospel? The thief was saved without hearing it! The gospel is what tells men to repent and be baptized Matt28:18-19; Mark 16:15-16 it in the preaching of the gospel, Acts2:36-41, in the book of Acts when the gospel was preached and it was the preaching that told men to obey the Lord's word and it was done in most cases. Those who didn't except the gospel were lost. You say that baptism is not essential to salvation, is that your belief? If you were to talk with the apostle Peter, do you think you could convince him of the same? How about Jesus, do you think you could convince Him on your belief? |