Water baptism, can you agree with this statement?

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Encryptus

Once again IF I understand what you are saying (HONESTLY not trying to difficult but your syntax is very hard to follow)

We have Cornelius (and hundreds of thousands of others) getting the Holy Ghost on credit, that they will complete the work of salvation by water baptism? And if they die before completing this work they are doomed to hell, and that they are no exceptions?

Furthermore, by your logic you have a HOLY Ghost infilling an unregenerated (blood either not applied or half applied or two thirds applied depending on the individual three stepper )man?

And if one receives the BHG before water baptism by your statement you are dragging your old man until you are baptised? (But didn't Paul contend with his old man AFTER experiencing both or was he not regenerated when he penned those words?) And by extrapolation the old man therefore goes away upon water baptism?

These are the oft heard typical type of arguments to which there are no satisfactory answers ever given.

Yep.

And for clarification ....... yes, I DO believe baptism in Jesus' name is the right way to be baptized and that it's essential.