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Originally Posted by Phil Stearns
What is baptism for? If you won't be baptized are you still saved?
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"If you won't be baptized" you probably weren't saved to begin with.
We are to turn our lives over completely to Jesus Christ (as MOW said). We then follow His steps into a new life. These steps go through a watery grave and continue as we are raised to a new life in the Spirit.
The "One Stepper" and "Three Stepper" phrases are just an old colloquialism intended to roughly define Oneness believers at the time of the UPC's merger into two roughly defined camps over the question of "When is the blood applied?" The real fact is that there were probably as many divergent opinions and thoughts on the question as there were men in the room.
The practical effects of the two view points however are very real. A "One Stepper" sees other Christian believers as being potentially saved. A "Three Stepper" sees all of the rest of the world as lost and shuns any fellowship with other Christians.
Most "Three Steppers" however are far from sincere in this exclusionary attitude, just look at their bookshelves. While they will be slow to send Misters Strong, Vines, Naves, L'Amour and others to the pit; they will send a "One Stepper" right to hell for being "weak on doctrine."
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