Repentance is what I do.
Baptism is what I do.
Speaking in tongues is what God does to verify the work of salvation that has already occured. To be able to heal the sick, cast out devils, apeak in new tongues are divine Promises from God to those who
have His Spirit.
God never presented that we must cast out devils to verify we are saved and never instructed folks to use casting out devils as a guage to measure someone's salvation.
Concerning my previous statement on baptism, I was wrong.
Baptism "saves" us in that it is an answer to "a good conscience."
1 Peter 3:21
In other words, the person has already repented, already experienced godly sorrow for sins-- the sorrow that brings about a change.
That change in heart (evidenced in the conscience) is THE SIGN of salvation.
And so, the role of baptism is to testify of that change that has already taken place.
I cite the scripture in James that says show me your faith by my works.
So I change my mind.
Repentance(faith) and baptism go hand in hand.
That is my stance and I'm sticking to it, until shown otherwise in scripture.
Sorry for being such a flip-flopper.
If a person repents and dies without chance to get baptized, God alone is the discerner of the hearts of men. However, for those who repent and live long enough to get baptized must do so in order for their faith to line up with scriptures.
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