Baptism is necessary for Salvation!!!!!
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I am going to assume you are church of christ or something along the lines of that..baptism.is somethong a believer does in obedience and is a formality/tradition/sacrament but in and of itself could never save you..faith in Christ does this..followed by confirmation of fruit...i do advocate being baptized though and I do adhere to an anabaptist immersion..no baby dunking, no sprinkling or pouring..onky adult believer immersion is recorded in the bible
so let me get this straight because i have not been baptized by water but of the holy spirit i will not make it to heaven!? that doesnt sound right to me, I know i have a place in heaven and so does anyone who accepts christ as their savior and gives their life to him. Baptism by water does not save us but baptism of the holy spirit does. Didn't john the baptist say I baptize you with water but he will baptise you with the holy spirit and fire?
I am church of Christ.....this being the one true church because there were no denominations in the Bible. And no, I did not say this alone would save you. I did say it was part of salvation, along with repenting and accepting Christ. Then along with that would be praying, living like Christ as best as we can, reading and studying the word, and attending services.
ok so can you tell me where he says baptism by water is salvation? he did it for an example for us to follow if you look in john this is what jesus has to say about this issue-John3;16-18 god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son so that whoever beleives in him may not be lost but have (eternal life) so who are we to call god a liar? let's let this subject go and just accept we are saved and can enjoy being with god forever ight?
Why can people not understand that I am reading straight from the Bible? John baptized Jesus with water. Is it too good for us? Are we better than Jesus? Nope. Did Jesus say it is proper for us to do? Yep. Did I also not say we are to repent, accept Christ, live like Christ, study the word, pray and go to church with fellow Christians?? Yeah I am pretty sure I mentioned all of these. Can you get to heaven on faith alone? Can you say yes Jesus I love you and believe in you. And that is good enough? No. Because when something is ''good enough'' it is NOT good enough!! And I do not appreciate people being rude an judging me. I have no where in anything I have written said any of you were wrong or your beliefs would get you nowhere. I really do not feel that some are showing love or compassion in their writings.
J
It's a faulty doctrine of the Denomination called "Church of Christ". Baptism does not change your salvific status. It does not make you "more saved", nor does not being baptized make you "less saved".
Galatians 3
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 Did you suffer[b] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
A works salvation will get you nowhere, because you cannot be saved by the things you do.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Baptism is commanded, but it does not save you.
inb4 misreading Acts 2:38
Galatians 3
Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 Did you suffer[b] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
A works salvation will get you nowhere, because you cannot be saved by the things you do.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Baptism is commanded, but it does not save you.
inb4 misreading Acts 2:38