Subject: Mark 16:16 what does it say? |
Bible Note: Greetings Grace and Truth! Is every command for salvation? No! Most of the commands are only possible because of salvation. We can only love because we have been saved. We should be baptized because we have been saved. We should attend church because we have been saved. But, none of these 'works' save us (Eph. 2:8-9, ect...). How about Rom. 8:24? We are saved 'in' hope, not 'by' hope. How about 1 Peter 3:19-21? I have already posted on this question several time, but my short version is this: Peter himself stresses emphatically that baptism does not cleanse the flesh, but is simply the answer of a good conscience toward God. I have tried to honestly and thoroughly deal with each Scripture you have presented to me. Why don't you go back to my previous post and respond to the Scriptures listed there? How can they be true, if baptism is necessary for salvation? How can works be necessary for salvation, when Eph. 2:8-9 (among others) specifically states that we are not saved by works? Many people have asked these questions about baptismal regeneration, but all we have gotten in return is more questions. We may never agree on this issue my friend, but I would like to see how you honestly deal with these verses. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |