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Mar 3, 2024 · How does baptism save us? As is the case with so many difficult texts in Scripture, persistently pressing on the biblical text sheds light on its meaning — in this case, that baptism is not regenerative in itself, but powerfully expresses the individual’s faith in the sufficiency of Christ to save.
May 18, 1997 · Verse 21 is the key verse: "And corresponding to that [the water of the flood], baptism now saves you - not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience - through the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
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I would first answer by making the question more precise, because the way I’d pose the question is “Are we justified before, in, or after baptism? Are we united to Christ? Do we become one with Christ, and does God become one hundred percent for us before, in, or after baptism?” Because in the New Testament, the word savedis used for what happens b...
So let me give my answer from texts and then show how that point relates to baptism. 1. Romans 3:28: “We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” 2. Romans 5:1: “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God.” 3. Romans 4:5: “To the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungod...
And now the question is, “How do you talk about baptism, and how do you understand those texts that were quoted that seem to connect baptism to that act, that beginning?” Let me give some answers to that. The first thing I would say is that the thief on the cross was told by Jesus that that very day he would be with him in paradise. He was not bapt...
Here’s an interesting analogy since circumcision was brought into the picture there, and there’s kind of an image of circumcision in Colossians 2. If you go to Romans 4:11, Paul says, If you just take the analogy — and that’s all it is; it’s just an analogy between baptism and circumcision — then this text would say that baptism is a sign of a righ...
Now, that’s the meaning that 1 Peter 3:21actually picks up on when it says, in relationship to the flood and Noah’s rescue through the ark through the water, “Baptism, which corresponds to this [the salvation of Noah’s family in the ark and the flood], now saves you.” That’s probably the clearest text for those who want to say that baptism is salvi...
Now, here’s one last important text they’re raising. In fact, this is where you begin, Acts 2:38: “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.” It looks like this: 1. Condition number one: be baptized. 2. Condition number two: forgiveness wil...
Nov 25, 2021 · Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary in some way for salvation? Today, Derek Thomas poses important principles for interpreting the Bible’s language regarding the sacraments, including this challenging verse.
Mar 22, 2023 · Baptism is not necessary for salvation. Baptism does not save from sin but from a bad conscience. In 1 Peter 3:21, Peter clearly taught that baptism was not a ceremonial act of physical purification, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God.
Nov 4, 2022 · Does baptism cause your sins to be forgiven? No. But Peter, and even Jesus associate baptism with repentance. There wasn’t a long, drawn-out waiting period between repentance and faith, and water baptism, as there often is today. Why does Peter say “Baptism saves you” in 1 Peter 3:20–22?
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If baptism were a requirement for salvation, we would certainly say that. But you couldn’t support that knowing, for example, that the thief on the cross had no opportunity for baptism or church membership. Yet on his confession, paradise was secured.
