DOES BAPTISM SAVE?
Many honest, sincere religious people believe man is saved by grace alone. Others teach that man is saved by faith alone. Both these groups deny that baptism (immersion in water) has anything to do with being saved from sins. What does the Bible say?
The Bible teaches that:
(1) All spiritual blessings are in Christ Jesus
{Ephesians 1:3};
(2) Grace, faith, and love are found in Christ Jesus
{1 Timothy 1:14; 2 Timothy 2:1};
(3) Salvation is found only in Christ Jesus
{2 Timothy 2:10};
(4) Those who are sanctified are in Christ Jesus
{1 Corinthians 1:2};
(5) Eternal life is found only in Christ Jesus
{1 John 5:11,12};
(6) Baptism puts one into Christ Jesus
{Galatians 3:27}.
Any reasonable, honest person will have to admit that if all spiritual blessings, grace, faith, love, salvation, sanctification, and eternal life are found in Christ Jesus, and if baptism puts one into Christ Jesus, then one must be baptized in order to enjoy these blessings. This plainly shows that baptism is essential (required) in order to be saved. To deny it is to deny the Word of God!
The Bible does not teach that
baptism alone saves! However, it does
teach that man is saved by baptism. Many religious people think, “He
who believes and is saved and should be baptized.” But Christ Jesus said: “He who believes and is baptized will be saved”
(Mark
In order to be saved, one must obey
Christ Jesus (Hebrews 5:9). We are commanded to believe (John
Certainly it is true that man is
not saved by works of his devising (Ephesians
2:8, 9; Titus 3:5), nor is he saved by the works of the Law of Moses (Galatians
We are saved by the blood of Christ (Romans 5:9). Christ shed His blood in His death on the cross (John19:34). We come into contact with the blood of Christ when we are baptized into His death (Romans 6:3). Without baptism, one cannot contact the saving blood of Jesus Christ. How can we deny this?
What is necessary to save man from
his sins? It takes God’s part which is
grace (Ephesians 2:8), mercy (Titus 3:5), Christ Jesus (Matthew
Does baptism save? Yes, one must be baptized to be saved! If you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God (John
God’s Plan of Salvation for Man
1. We must hear the truth.
Romans 10:14; Romans 10:17.
2. We must believe Jesus
Christ is the Son of God. Mark
John 8:24.
3. We must repent of our
sins. Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38.
4. We must confess Christ
before men. Matthew 10:32,33;
Romans 10:10.
5. We must be baptized
into Christ. Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 3:21;
Acts
6. We must continue to
live for Christ Revelation 2:10;
2
Peter 1:10; 2
Peter 3:18.
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