To: Frumanchu
The Bible places baptism before salvation. Jesus Christ said "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." The conjunction "and" means that both belief and baptism must be satisfied before salvation. I know you don't believe this, but I don't know how much more plainly I can state it. I guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree here. God bless.
40 posted on
04/01/2005 1:05:38 PM PST by
jkl1122
To: jkl1122
In Acts 16 Paul is asked very directly "What must I do to be saved" and the answer was very explicit: "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved."
There is no mention of baptism in this verse, and indeed I don't know how much more plainly the Apostle Paul can state it.
Thank you for your conversation. God bless.
41 posted on
04/01/2005 1:14:14 PM PST by
Frumanchu
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