Let's talk about Baptism.

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by UltraCon

Are people going to hell if they do not get baptized in the Name of Jesus?

I assume you're asking if someone doesn't have another man perform the baptismal ritual properly (whatever proper means) on behalf of the baptizee would they go to hell.

The answer is of course not.

Originally Posted by UltraCon

Does it matter how your baptized?

I again assume that you're asking if redemption by the blood of Jesus Christ unto an individual hinges on the performance of the preacher during baptism, the answer is no. Redemption doesn't come through the sinner's confession + another man's performance during baptism + Jesus Christ's finished work on behalf of that individual. That's placing another man's 'righteous' work between the individual and God instead of accepting that there is only one who is the mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ.

Originally Posted by UltraCon

Is baptism essential to salvation?

Yes. But baptism isn't essential to redemption. There is a difference between redemption, reconciliation and salvation. In other words, a person does not have to be baptized to go to heaven but must be baptized to enter into a covenantial relationship with God through identification with Jesus Christ which is a part of salvation.

We are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb....has nothing to do with baptism.