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- No. Let's examine what the Scriptures teach on this issue: First, it is quite clear from such passages as Acts 15 and Romans 4 that no external act is necessary for salvation. Salvation is by divine grace through faith alone (Romans 3:22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 4:5; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 3:9, etc.).
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Sep 23, 2019 · So 1 Peter 3:21 says, “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” In other words, it’s the call of faith from the heart, not the water.
Sep 30, 2019 · We are baptized " into His (Christ's) death " (Romans 6:3), " buried with Him through baptism into death " (Romans 6:4). Paul did not suggest that baptism is symbolic of the believer's salvation; he compared the believer's baptism to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
First, it is quite clear from such passages as Acts 15 and Romans 4 that no external act is necessary for salvation. Salvation is by divine grace through faith alone (Romans 3:22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 4:5; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 3:9, etc.).
Feb 26, 2024 · Necessary for Salvation: The Church of Christ emphasizes the essential nature of baptism for salvation. They believe that baptism is the point at which an individual's sins are forgiven, and they are reconciled to God.
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.
If baptism is not necessary for salvation, then neither is belief. Jesus placed both before salvation. Man has sought to change the order of the Lord’s statement in every conceivable way. The Catholics say that one (an infant) is saved at the point of baptism, and later should believe.
Sep 26, 2022 · First, in John 3, Christ told Nicodemus that, “no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit”. Indeed, in Colossians 2, Saint Paul overtly calls baptism the circumcision of Christ.
