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Forgive me if this has been posted before...
Is Baptism something thats need for one to become a..
Christian or enter heaven?
Im sure theres different viewpoints on this.
I believe in Christ but i have never been baptized.
Forgive me if this has been posted before...
Is Baptism something thats need for one to become a..
Christian or enter heaven?
Im sure theres different viewpoints on this.
I believe in Christ but i have never been baptized.
You're right, you are going to find two majorly different viewpoints on this. One will say yes, you must be baptized to be saved, the other will say no, you do not.
I encourage you to read and study this topic with an open mind and let the Spirit guide you.
Forgive me if this has been posted before...
Is Baptism something thats need for one to become a..
Christian or enter heaven?
Im sure theres different viewpoints on this.
I believe in Christ but i have never been baptized.
The requirement for salvation is to repent of your sins with godly sorrow, separate from all sin, come out of the world and then Jesus will apply His blood to your soul (spiritually speaking); this is what will put you on your path to Heaven.
Water baptism signifies your death to self as you go under the water and then come forth out of the water with a newness of life in Christ; this, in and of itself, will not save you, but a righteous person would desire to go on to be baptized like Jesus was.
The baptism of the Holy Ghost is an entirely different event that is clearly explained in the Book of Acts. It is for all believers.
Forgive me if this has been posted before...
Is Baptism something thats need for one to become a..
Christian or enter heaven?
Im sure theres different viewpoints on this.
I believe in Christ but i have never been baptized.
I don't believe you have to be baptized to enter heaven, that is work righteousness and there is nothing we can do to enter heaven because it robs God of His glory.
We should be baptized because Jesus commands it and that is good enough for me.
Last edited by Fundamentalist; 12-29-2008 at 11:46 AM..
I don't believe you have to be baptized to enter heaven because that is work righteousness and there is nothing we can do to enter heaven because it robs God of His glory.
We should be baptized because Jesus commands it and that is good enough for me.
I don't believe you have to be baptized to enter heaven, that is work righteousness and there is nothing we can do to enter heaven because it robs God of His glory.
We should be baptized because Jesus commands it and that is good enough for me.
I think "we HAVE to be baptized" because Jesus commands it is a better statement.
We believe you must do everything else He commands, right?
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If someone was trapped on a lonely island and started believing in God and truly couldn't get baptized that would be one thing. If someone believes in God but is honestly ignorant of the need for baptism that is between them and God.
For the rest of us the New Testament model is clear: people were baptized immediately after believing.
Acts 8
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what keeps me from being baptized? And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stop: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and Philip baptized him.
Acts 16
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.
Acts 2
Then the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day
Mark 16
Jesus says that --> And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.
I Peter 3
Peter says that ---> For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God
If someone was trapped on a lonely island and started believing in God and truly couldn't get baptized that would be one thing. If someone believes in God but is honestly ignorant of the need for baptism that is between them and God.
For the rest of us the New Testament model is clear: people were baptized immediately after believing.
Acts 8
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what keeps me from being baptized? And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stop: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and Philip baptized him.
Acts 16
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.
Acts 2
Then the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day
Mark 16
Jesus says that --> And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.
I Peter 3
Peter says that ---> For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God
Forgive me if this has been posted before...
Is Baptism something thats need for one to become a..
Christian or enter heaven?
Im sure theres different viewpoints on this.
I believe in Christ but i have never been baptized.
why not just hedge your bets, and get baptized.
(unless you suffer from aquaphobia )
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