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