Baptism is not a requirement to enter into Heaven.
Case in point - The criminal on the right of Jesus on Calvary, he acknowledged Jesus as Christ and Jesus replied, on this day I will see you in Paradise.
That criminal wasn’t baptized
“That criminal wasn’t baptized”
How do you know he wasn’t baptized by John the Baptist?
Seems to always get lost in the baptism discussions. Jesus wants you to follow Him, not a rule.
Second baptisms are fine, as are first.
True, but that was an extraordinary circumstance, because the thief had no opportunity to get baptized.
You’ve got to be careful not to make rules covering everyday situations based on such extraordinary circumstances. It could well be that God forgives a requirement for those who can’t fulfill it, but holds the rest of us to it.
How could he be baptised? Christ had not yet died for his sins.
And if baptism is not a requirement, then why did Christ require it? (Great Commission) Why did Peter tell the people in Acts Chapter 2 to be baptized? And why is it required all thought the New Testament?
Not a requirement? You need to read your Bible.
Christ requires baptism...he did so in the Great Commission and in John 3:5. The thief on the cross went to Paradise, not heaven. No one goes to heaven before judgement day.