Subject: Saved by belief or belief and baptism? |
Bible Note: Hello tdc, Happy Resurrection Day! I think the juxtaposition of 1 Cor. 15:1-4 with Acts 2:38 is confusing at best! It appears you're reading the Acts 2:38 formula into Pauls' proclamation. 1. Nowhere does Paul say baptism is a necessary (salvific) element in the gospel; 2. Are Rom. 6:3 and Col. 2:12 speaking of water? Note 1 Cor. 12:13; Though Christ was baptized early in His ministry (Matt. 3), in His death He was buried in the ground, not water! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |