[Netizen]

If Jesus were baptized for all, how would they show they were accepting him?

How about living their lives in the manner that Jesus taught.

Matthew 19
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

[DelphiUser]

If Jesus were baptized for all, how would they show they were accepting him?

How about living their lives in the manner that Jesus taught.

I thought Jesus taught Baptism, wait, (sound of shorts happening in head, smoke pours from one ear) Circular logic, must shut down before overload… Drops into a stupor of thought.

Matthew 19
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

All of this I have done from my birth, yet still I am reviled on FR… Grin

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How about living their lives in the manner that Jesus taught.

Be careful about how you use Matthew 19:16-18. This passage is not God telling us that the way one gets to heaven when he dies is by living a life of obedience to the 10 commandments.

No one can perfectly keep the 10 commandments, let alone live up to the sum of righteous thought and action that is set forth in rest of the Bible. That is why we need Jesus - because on our own, we fall hopelessly short of the standard of God's righteousness. No one gets to heaven by commandment-keeping.

Baptism is not a "step" to salvation. The act of getting baptized (regardless of the mode, sprinkling or full immersion) holds no merit in terms of receiving eternal life. It is an outward symbol of an inner transformation. That is, it is the way by which a believer in Christ, having already received salvation through faith in Christ, publicly professes and symbolizes that he has been born again through personal faith in Jesus.