Bible Question (short): Is obedience to every command necessary? |
Question (full): Greetings Walterpp22! Baptism is definitely commanded, but what about all of the other commands in Scripture? By the reasoning you have advanced, obedience to every single command would be necessary for salvation. In which case, we are back to being saved by works, which Scripture specifically says can't be done. :-) It is important when discussing this topic that we distinguish what one means by 'necessary'. If by 'necessary', one means 'required for salvation', then one is contradicting Eph. 2:8-10. If by 'necessary', one means 'a command which ought to be obeyed because one is already saved', then I would agree that baptism is necessary! :-) p.s. - Your quote is from James! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |