Baptism does not SAVE
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:48 pm
Romans 10:9-10 & 13: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation...For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
No baptism required..
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Water does not save...Jesus shed blood is what washes away our sins..
Revelation 1:5: And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
Colossians 1:14: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:8: John the Baptist said I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 1:5: For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Ephesians 1:8: After ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
The blind man in Luke 18: 35-43 was saved by faith in Jesus and there is no record he was baptized!...can you find it!
In Acts Chapter 10 it is recorded that Cornelious received the Holy Ghost BEFORE he was baptized...
Acts 2:41 the verse declares, Then they that gladly received his word were baptized.... It does not say that baptism was essential for salvation, but merely states that they were baptized after they believed.
In Mark 16:16 it says what damned them is not believing, not not being baptized.
Paul implied water baptism was not part of the Gospel in I Corinthians 1:17 when he declared that he was not sent by Christ to baptize, but to preach the Gospel.
Paul defined the Gospel in I Cor. 15:1-8, and did not mention water baptism.
How many more examples do you need that baptism can not and will not save you..only a repentant heart and the holy spirit can do that...
Every one who trusts in Jesus Christ should be baptized. No one who truly trusts in Jesus will refuse biblical baptism.
They are to SUBMIT to baptism and they are to RECEIVE the Spirit, all as a result of their faith. Baptism is not saving. One is not justified through baptism. One is saved when they are justified. Justification comes at the point when Jesus is trusted in true faith. True faith is the confident trust that one is right with God through the gift of Jesus Christ as one s forgiveness and righteousness.
What is Baptism? Baptism is the sign and seal of righteousness by faith. SIGN: Means something which points to something else. In this case baptism points to the counting of the believer righteous by God through Christ..
Paul & Silas when asked in Acts 16:30;
He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved you and your household."
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
Yes they were baptised..but that was not required ""Believe in the Lord Jesus" was what was required..if baptism had been required would they not have stated that fact when directly asked?
I have a personal realtionship with Christ because I asked him to be my personal LORD & SAVIOR..not because I followed his example to be baptised..
If a person were to be baptised who did not believe would it stil give him salvation..heres betting that that has happened more times than it should...
No baptism required..
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Water does not save...Jesus shed blood is what washes away our sins..
Revelation 1:5: And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
Colossians 1:14: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:8: John the Baptist said I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 1:5: For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Ephesians 1:8: After ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
The blind man in Luke 18: 35-43 was saved by faith in Jesus and there is no record he was baptized!...can you find it!
In Acts Chapter 10 it is recorded that Cornelious received the Holy Ghost BEFORE he was baptized...
Acts 2:41 the verse declares, Then they that gladly received his word were baptized.... It does not say that baptism was essential for salvation, but merely states that they were baptized after they believed.
In Mark 16:16 it says what damned them is not believing, not not being baptized.
Paul implied water baptism was not part of the Gospel in I Corinthians 1:17 when he declared that he was not sent by Christ to baptize, but to preach the Gospel.
Paul defined the Gospel in I Cor. 15:1-8, and did not mention water baptism.
How many more examples do you need that baptism can not and will not save you..only a repentant heart and the holy spirit can do that...
Every one who trusts in Jesus Christ should be baptized. No one who truly trusts in Jesus will refuse biblical baptism.
They are to SUBMIT to baptism and they are to RECEIVE the Spirit, all as a result of their faith. Baptism is not saving. One is not justified through baptism. One is saved when they are justified. Justification comes at the point when Jesus is trusted in true faith. True faith is the confident trust that one is right with God through the gift of Jesus Christ as one s forgiveness and righteousness.
What is Baptism? Baptism is the sign and seal of righteousness by faith. SIGN: Means something which points to something else. In this case baptism points to the counting of the believer righteous by God through Christ..
Paul & Silas when asked in Acts 16:30;
He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved you and your household."
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
Yes they were baptised..but that was not required ""Believe in the Lord Jesus" was what was required..if baptism had been required would they not have stated that fact when directly asked?
I have a personal realtionship with Christ because I asked him to be my personal LORD & SAVIOR..not because I followed his example to be baptised..
If a person were to be baptised who did not believe would it stil give him salvation..heres betting that that has happened more times than it should...