This informational covers questions regarding the culminating act of obedience to Gods plan for sinners and their initial salvation. Here are some highlights.
- Did Jesus teach one must be baptized in His name to be saved?
- The blood of Christ is the saving element to forgive sins, but what is baptisms role to be saved?
- Did Philip preach the Ethiopian eunuch baptism for remission of sins when the scripture doesn't specifically state such in his conversion?
- Was Saul of Tarsus saved while praying 3 days before he was baptized by Ananias?
- Does the sinner need to hear, believe and understand the gospel before he can be baptized?
- Is it taught in the New Testament that all one needs to do is pray unto Jesus to be saved?
- Can one truly have a relationship with Jesus without being baptized into His church?
- Was it the water in 2 Kings 5:14 that saved Nahum or was it Gods command to be obedient dipping himself in the Jordan river? Would he have been cleansed in any other body of water?
- Does one need to be repentant of his or his sins prior to being baptized into Christ to be saved?
- Is there contact with the blood of Christ without being baptized unto death into Christ?
- Is the Thief on the cross under the Mosaic law a biblical pattern of how one is saved today?
- Can Jesus be preached without belief, faith, repentance, confession and baptism for remission of sins?
- Is the denominational church blinded of the truth on how to be saved?
- Is the church of Christ a denomination or is it the church of the saved that belongs to Jesus?
- Ephesians 4:4-6 teaches there is one body, the one church. What does this mean?
- Will people be saved who have never heard or obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ?
- What about people who are deceased who never heard the gospel, will they be saved?
- Is being justified by faith as stated in Romans 5:1 enough to be saved?
- Can one go to heaven without being baptized?
This from brother Wes McAdams,
After Jesus died on that
cross, was buried in a tomb, and rose from the dead, He told His apostles to go
out and spread the Good News about what He had done. He told them, “Whoever
believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be
condemned” (Mark 16:16).
Faith is about trusting God.
The criminal on the cross trusted Him. Do you? Jesus said, “Whoever believes
AND is baptized will be saved.” The criminal on the cross wasn’t told that because Jesus had the power on earth to forgive sins however He chose. But
you are told by the Apostles to obey according to His testament (Matt 28:18-19, Acts 2:38). Do you trust Jesus? Will your trust be evidenced by your actions?
Baptism is us saying to the
Lord, “I believe you and I trust you. Please save me.” That’s why when you are
baptized, you are “calling on His name” (Acts 22:16).
