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Originally Posted by mfblume
Brethren, explain these passages:
Mark 16:16 KJV He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Colossians 2:11-12 KJV In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: (12) Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Acts 22:16 KJV And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Romans 6:3-4 KJV Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? (4) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
1 Peter 3:21 KJV The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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Do you really want or need these verses explained? An in-depth exegesis of these verses would take pages and you're the only one, at this point, who's typing pages!
We could talk about how Jesus only applied the damnation in
Mark 16:16 only to those who believed not but you've already heard that argument, haven't you?
I'm afraid that explaining a random list of verses that appear to back up your theology is a task in which I'm not would be productive. But if you like explaining random verses, try these:
1)
Romans 10:4...For Christ has accomplished the whole purpose of the law.
All who believe in him are made right with God.
2)
Romans 10:8...Salvation that comes
from trusting Christ–which is the message we preach–is already within easy reach. In fact, the Scriptures say, "The message is close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart."
3)
Romans 10:9...For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
4)
Romans 10:10...For it is by
believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
5)
Romans 10:13...For anyone who
calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
6)
Acts 2:21...And anyone who
calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
7)
Acts 13:39...Everyone
who believes in him is freed from all guilt and declared right with God–something the Jewish law could never do.
8)
Acts 16:31...They replied, "
Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with your entire household."
9)
I Corinthians 1:21...Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to
save all who believe.
10)
Romans 5:1...Therefore, since we have been
made right in God's sight
by faith, we have peace with God
because of that Christ our Lord has done for us.
11)
John 11:25...Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life.
Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again."
12)
John 11:26...They are given eternal life
for believing in me and will never perish.
13)
John 3:15...So that everyone
who believes in me will have eternal life.
14)
John 3:16...For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
15)
John 5:24...I assure you, those who listen to my message and
believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death to life.
16)
I Timothy 1:16...But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others can realize that they, too,
can believe in him and receive eternal life.
17)
Romans 3:25...For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us. We are made right with God
when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us.
18)
Romans 3:28...So
we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
19)
I John 5:1...Everyone
who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God.
20)
I John 4:15...All
who proclaim that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
21)
II Timothy 3:15...You have been taught the holy Scriptures since childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation
that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
Mike, let me ask you this: Here are 21 verses out of well over 50 that proclaim salvation comes when one believes. If it is not true that salvation comes when one believes, how does one reconcile all this?
If salvation doesn't come at belief/faith/repentance, does all this mean that one will be saved in the future, following his belief? Not everyone ends up following your steps after belief/faith/repentance so then would these verses be untrue? If your version is correct and you believe that they will be saved following belief, wouldn't it be better if all these statements had said, "They can be saved" rather than "They will be?"
Or, are you saying that all these authors...Paul, Jesus, John, etc.,...were summarizing all the steps and just reducing all the explanations down to "Belief"?
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