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Originally Posted by NorCal
Incorrect. Baptism is FOR the Remission of Sins. It is not just a "Faith in Christ" statement. ( Acts 2:38.)
Jesus told us in Mark 16:16 - Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Notice the keyword in the sentence. AND. Believes AND is baptized. You can not be saved with out being baptized. That word and is KAI. It can be said as AND or EVEN. So let us read it in a different manner.
"Whoever believes, even baptized, will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."
So you could equate Baptism in Jesus Name as believing on Jesus Christ for Salvation.
Either way you look at it, to be saved you MUST be baptized to be saved. |
You are wrong.
Baptism is NOT for the remission of sins.
Is that why Jesus was baptized?
If Jesus is our example, and we are to do what He does, why did He get baptized?
What did Jesus say was the reasoning behind His decision to get baptized?
A person does not get baptized in order to get saved.
Salvation is by faith.
Baptism is our testimony of the saving faith we have in Jesus Christ.
Was Cornelius filled with the Holy Ghost without his sins being remitted?
Did God pour His Spirit into a dirty, sinful vessel?
The story of the very first Gentile conversion contradicts the doctrine that a person is not saved until they are baptized.
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