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1) Believe,
2) repent of your sins,
3) confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God,
4) and be baptized for the remission of your sins.

At which point are you "saved".

5 posted on 01/21/2005 8:08:56 AM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: P-Marlowe

After number 2


6 posted on 01/21/2005 8:34:27 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Why do Red States have Blue Senators?)
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"At which point are you "saved"?

Great question. I'm going gingerly with #1. Christ repeatedly said that faith saved various people. And there was the Good Thief, of course. Somehow my slightly Reformed mind wanted to bring Grace into this but I'll let others deal with that.

However, I think all the items are things Christians need to do if they have the opportunity.

7 posted on 01/21/2005 8:57:16 AM PST by Gingersnap
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A person is saved after doing as has been commanded in the New Testament. This includes all the items I listed. Since baptism is for the remission of sins, and you must have your sins forgiven and removed before you can become a Christian, it seems only logical that it could not come before that step.


8 posted on 01/21/2005 9:12:37 AM PST by jkl1122
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0) God reveals Himself

1) Believe,

2) repent of your sins,

3) confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God,

4) and be baptized for the remission of your sins.

You left that off.

21 posted on 01/21/2005 1:02:03 PM PST by HarleyD
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Because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Rom 10:9) (KJV)

Doesn't get any simpler than that, and that is the stumbling block for most people.

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 6:23).


644 posted on 01/26/2005 7:21:53 AM PST by Leatherneck_MT (Goodnight Chesty, wherever you may be.)
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To: P-Marlowe

) Believe,
2) repent of your sins,
3) confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God,
4) and be baptized for the remission of your sins.

At which point are you "saved".

At the moment you actually believe.


928 posted on 01/29/2005 7:40:48 AM PST by RaceBannon (((awaiting new tag line)))
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