Salvation is not possible unless a person's sins have been remitted. And according to scripture, obedience to water baptism in the name of Jesus was established for that purpose.
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John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were
all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
And it came to pass in those days, that
Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and
was baptized of John in Jordan. ( not confessing his sin
he had no sin but as they confessed thier sins he joined with them in baptism who had no sins )
And straightway
coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
and there came a voice from heaven, saying,
Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Mark 1:4-5, 9-11 KJV
“And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that
believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
“Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and
to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Acts 2:36-39 KJV
The gospel is a promise
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;”
that also is a promise that was given to Abraham before the law of Moses was even spoken in earth to israel , the gospel was promised to all nations
“This only would I learn of you,
Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith?… He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. ( he believed what God told him )
Know ye therefore that
they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
And the scripture, foreseeing that
God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
“that the
blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”( acts 2:38-39)
So then
they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
For
ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is
neither Jew nor Greek, ( it’s from
before the law sepersted Jews from gentiles ) there is neither bond nor free, there is
neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:2, 5-9, 26-29 KJV
Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and
to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Acts 2:36-39 KJV
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
“Know ye not, that
so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”
Romans 6:3 KJV
“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
Romans 6:4
“in whom also
ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are
risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”
Colossians 2:11-12 KJV
If we believe something we’re going to act upon it if we don’t we aren’t going to act upon it the Bible teaches us really clear doctrine about what baptism is and why we do it in who’s name it is done and what it means for those who partake because they hears and believe
but on the other hand if someone believes the gospel and no one ever told them about baptism for remission , and they actually have never heard and believed that part . In fact of people taught them “ baptism isnt for you Jesus never told any of you to get baptized that’s just for Jews ect ect has nothing to do with salvation ect ect
his going to be held accountable table for that I wonder ? The sinner who believes Jesus died for thier sins and went to a flawed sermon ? Or the one who is claiming to be teaching then a new revolutionary message from God ?