Is Baptism Required For Salvation?

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Does one need to be baptized in order to be saved?

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no, it is a picture of what did happen when you get saved .

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Belief is required for salvation. We humans have tagged on a lot of other requirements in the last three centuries.Sadly, we require for salvation things that belief brings about. Physical baptism falls into that category.

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Baptism is not required for salvation. The thief on the cross wasn’t baptized but still went to paradise to be with Jesus. Romans 10:9-10 says, “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.” And Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” I’m pretty sure that baptism falls into the category of ‘works.’ That’s why I believe baptism doesn’t save.

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If you have not been baptised can you still be a Christian? Go to Heaven?

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You decide…
Acts 10:47-48
Authorized (King James) Version
47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 22:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
The 1st message to Jesus’ New Testament Church-
Acts 2:38
Authorized (King James) Version
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Mark 16:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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Every verse you just dropped is a mic drop on the “baptism optional” crowd. Notice: commanded, for the remission of sins, wash away thy sins, shall be saved. That’s not symbolic fluff—that’s soul-saving substance.

You don’t argue with orders from the King—you obey them.

No baptism, no obedience. No obedience? You do the math.

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Sincere Seeker- you are a great encourager !! I think we really agree on more than we disagree…May the Lord Jesus continue to richly bless you

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BrotherDavid—thank you for the kind words. Iron sharpens iron, and I thank God for fellow soldiers like you who stand on the Word. May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to strengthen you, guide you, and pour out His grace on your walk and witness. Stay bold, stay blessed.