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Originally Posted by mizpeh
Holiness is salvational. Loving your brother is salvational. Honesty is salvational.
But our initial salvation, that which brings us into the body of Christ is the the doctrine of baptisms. 1 Cor 12:13 I'm not dismissing faith and repentance (they are essential) but what gives us entry into the body of Christ is the Spirit's work of washing away our sins in water baptism and filling us with his Spirit, our new birth. |
I'm glad someone is being honest here ... we are talking about the New Birth experience ... initial salvation.
The things you mentioned are results of our New Birth experience ... NOT the causes.
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