The Cross of Christ Alone Can Save

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Originally Posted by pelathais

The "One Step" position has always been that "the blood is applied at repentance." That is the historical reality.

The teaching of how baptism is integral to salvation is also historically a position always maintained by others, but not in a manner of salvation by works.

You appear to be adding some form of hyper-Calvinism whereby predestination completely overwhelms the choices that we make. That is NOT "One Stepper" theology.

No. I am simply saying that if repentance is required, as one steppers say, then it is contradictory to say that baptism is not since it is a work. So one has to sidestep even repentance to avoid that one step contradiction.

Jesus said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

Peter said, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." Acts 2:21

Paul said, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13

Jesus said again, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20

The list is almost endless. The "One Stepper" theology has always called for repentance. And, your reasoning is flawed if you say, "Well, if you have to repent then you have to... [fill in the blank]..."

I see no flaw in it at all. Principly, baptism and Spirit infilling is as much a work as repentance, so you cannot say repentance is required but the other two are not.

All the sinner is ever called to do is to repent. All of the stuff that has been added on to that call has either been to support the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church or more recently, a result of John Wesley's problems in grappling with the notion of sinless perfection.

I disagree. People preached required baptism long before the RCC existed! Peter said it saves!