“I have been saved by [from?] sin by my baptism”
The Baptist in me moves it to the new birth (conversion), which Baptism should follow as soon as conditions permit. We believe Baptism is a part, not of justification, but sanctification - a first step in becoming separate (holy) - the new life.
The Baptist in me moves it to the new birth (conversion), which Baptism should follow as soon as conditions permit. We believe Baptism is a part, not of justification, but sanctification - a first step in becoming separate (holy) - the new life.
There was a typo in my original post which you caught. Obviously saved FROM sin is what I meant, not saved BY sin. LOL.
The Council of Trent established the notion of a "Baptism of desire," which is very similar to the Baptist notion of conversion. The idea is that a person's intent to be Baptized, or in the case of an infant, the parent's intent to baptize the infant, is sufficient for salvation. The important thing, in other words, is the intention.
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