Fifth, one must be baptized in order to be saved. Jesus said:
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved (Mark 16:16).
Please note that baptism follows belief. One who does not believe the Gospel
cannot be truly baptized. Therefore, babies
cannot be baptized for they are too young to (1) have sin, (2) hear the Gospel,
(3) repent of sins, and (4) confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Baptism also follows repentance. On Pentecost Day, Peter told those who asked
what to do to be saved to Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you... (Acts 2:38).
One cannot be truly baptized who has not truly repented.
Baptism is a burial
in water (Romans 6:3-4;
Colossians 2:12).
Therefore, sprinkling and pouring are not proper baptism. Baptism is in order to be
saved (Mark 16:16;
1 Peter 3:21).
One is not saved before he is baptized! Baptism is unto the remission
[forgiveness] of sins (Acts 2:38). Just as Jesus shed His blood for the remission of
sins (Matthew 26:28),
so we are baptized in order to receive the remission of sins. In baptism, the
sinner’s sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus (Acts 22:16).
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