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Originally Posted by Brother Price
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. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. ( Mark 16:15-18)
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: ( 1 Peter 3:21)
This is not about interpretation, but about biblical truth. The truth is here, in these verses. Many can bring interpretations and their ideas, but it comes down to what scriptures says, what Jesus said and commanded. Without the waters of baptism, we are not saved, period. |
Of course its about interpretation. Every Scripture in the Bible is about interpretation. What do those Scriptures you quoted mean? Oh, I know what God said is absolute, but everybody interpretes the Scripture in the way they see it. We've got the Greek scholars who say the word "for" in
Acts 2:38 means this or that. THAT is interpretation. You last statement is, in fact, an interpretation. here let me put it to the test...In
Rom 10:9 Paul wrote,
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
How do you interpret this verse in the absence of any mention of water baptism or recieving the Holy Ghost? Most people, because it doesn't fit their doctrinal position, just ignore it. But its there. So, it has to ne interpreted. I believe it was Paul who said "rightly dividing the word of truth", which means to interpret the Scriptures correctly, and not just ignore the Scriptures that don't quite meet our doctrinal views.
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