Is Baptism necessary for Salvation?
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"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," Matthew 28:19
"Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ" Acts 2:38
"And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." Acts 10:48
"When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 19:5
Here are four passages, all saying something different. We better figure this out fast or we're all going straight to Hell.
"Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ" Acts 2:38
"And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." Acts 10:48
"When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 19:5
Here are four passages, all saying something different. We better figure this out fast or we're all going straight to Hell.
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No one is born again without their sins having been dwelt with in association with Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. And according to Ananias the stain of Paul's sin was not dwelt with until he believed and obeyed the command to be baptized in water.
Remember it was Jesus who sent Saul/Paul to Ananias to be instructed what was required of him:
"And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." (Acts 9:1-20; 22:16)
Remember it was Jesus who sent Saul/Paul to Ananias to be instructed what was required of him:
"And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." (Acts 9:1-20; 22:16)
It's actually obedience to the command in association with Jesus' death, burial and resurrection that brings about the reality. (Acts 2:38, 22:16) The Roman Catholic Church does not follow the command as instituted in the NT. They baptize infants, and do so in their traditional way by administering it in the phrase, "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Neither practice is witnessed in the word. However, if they did believe and obey the NT command as instructed. God would not allow His word to return void; their sins would in fact be washed away because God said so.
There are no scriptures that I know of that specifically say so. But I believe they did. And I come to that conclusion from other scripture references. Jesus said repentance and remission of sin would be preached in His name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem; pointing to the command first given at Pentecost. "Repent and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus for remission of sin... That message explicitly stated that everyone was submit to it. (Luke 24:47, 2:38-39)
Mock all you want. Jesus is the name of the one crucified to save all of humanity. Obedience to water baptism in His name is what brings about remission of sin in accordance with His death, burial and resurrection.
Paul speaks to the truth concerning the NAME to be used in baptism: "Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" 1 Cor. 1:13;
Since nothing else seems to be making an impact maybe Paul's words on the subject will help some to see the truth.
Paul speaks to the truth concerning the NAME to be used in baptism: "Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" 1 Cor. 1:13;
Since nothing else seems to be making an impact maybe Paul's words on the subject will help some to see the truth.
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I don't recommend the self-taught route in Bible study. In point of fact,
Jesus has been gracious enough to designate certain ones among his own to
teach, and others to learn from teaching.
• Eph 4:11-14 . . He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the
apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their
responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the
church, the body of Christ, until we come to such unity in our faith and
knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord,
measuring up to the full stature of Christ.
Self-taught Bible students run the risk of stunting their own growth due to
lack of proper nourishment; not to mention filling their heads with lots of
self-taught errors not easily corrected.
• Neh 8:8 . . So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave
the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
There you go; that's how it's done. Quoting is nice, but much enhanced
when accompanied by intelligent commentary.
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I don't recommend the self-taught route in Bible study. In point of fact,
Jesus has been gracious enough to designate certain ones among his own to
teach, and others to learn from teaching.
• Eph 4:11-14 . . He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the
apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their
responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the
church, the body of Christ, until we come to such unity in our faith and
knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord,
measuring up to the full stature of Christ.
Self-taught Bible students run the risk of stunting their own growth due to
lack of proper nourishment; not to mention filling their heads with lots of
self-taught errors not easily corrected.
• Neh 8:8 . . So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave
the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
There you go; that's how it's done. Quoting is nice, but much enhanced
when accompanied by intelligent commentary.
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