Bible Question:
Dear inmyheart, Greetings in the name of Jesus! As you probably know, I think that every believer should be baptized. I am curious, if baptism is commanded by God, therefore a requirement for salvation, how many other commandments must we obey in order to be saved? Trust me, I am not being facetious. The New Testament contains many, many commandments. If we say we are accountable to every one of these commandments, I assure you that not one person is saved! We are commanded to sin no more! We are commanded to be perfect! We are commanded to be humble! We are commanded to love our brother as ourselves! I have yet to meet a Christian that obeys every commandment of the Lord. So... I suggest that maybe "strongly recommend for our own good, for our sanctification, and in order to please God and earn the praise of our Master, 'Well done!'" as a more realistic rendering of the term. Perhaps we could shorten it to "command," and take away the connotation of "or else you are not saved." Just a thought... In Christ Jesus, charis |
Bible Answer: Greetings Charis, And as you probably know, words have meanings. You stated; "As you probably know, "I think" that every believer should be baptized." I don't want to assume anything, so do you "think" or do you "know" that every believer should be baptized! Because, if you "know" then you know that santification follow salvation. You know that there is no perfect Christian, but through all things God builds our character, to reflect that of Christ. Let me know if you "think" or do you "know", and this is not a play on words, this way I can answer you more direct. Thanks, and God bless |