Baptism Does NOT Save You

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 3: 21 -

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[Morganistas]

Great points! The last time I mentioned the thief on the cross to a Church of Christ member at a door, she said I was rude. It's a fact that causes cognitive dissonance for some.

[luckekjv]

AMEN!!! Baptism for salvation is adding to the Gospel...

[ktmlifer]

It is fascinating how, throughout history, God has used H20—physical water—for spiritual purposes. He used the water of the Flood to cleanse the Earth of spiritual corruption (Genesis 6:11-13). As the Israelites were fleeing from Egypt and Pharaoh, He used the water of the Red Sea as their escape route. But He also used that occasion to baptize the children of Israel into the relationship that He would have with them through Moses (1 Corinthians 10:2). They were immersed in water—walls of water on their left and right, and water in the cloud that hovered above them. God used the waters of the Jordan River to cleanse the leprosy of Naaman, the Syrian military commander (2 Kings 5:14). The event caused him to declare: “Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel” (vs. 15).
Jesus used water to restore sight to the blind man. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva. He then anointed the eyes of the blind man with the muddy mixture, and told him to go to the pool of Siloam and to wash the clay off his eyes. Having done so, the man could see for the first time in his life. When the Jewish leaders refused to believe this miraculous use of water—and the identity of the One who used it to heal the blind man—he answered them: “Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing” (John 9:30, 32-33).
The crowning masterpiece of Jesus’ use of water for spiritual purposes is seen in His conversation with Nicodemus. To enter into the kingdom of God, Jesus said one must be “born of water and the Spirit” (John 3:5). He meant that a person must be immersed in water in accordance with the Spirit’s instructions given in the Gospel. As Paul explained, to contact Christ’s death and blood, a person must be “buried with Him through baptism” (Romans 6:4). No wonder Peter announced to those who suddenly realized that Gentiles had the right to become Christians: “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized…?” (Acts 10:47). And no wonder Peter declared that baptism “now saves us” (1 Peter 3:21). He meant that Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection do not save a person until he or she is baptized.
Praise God for His amazing use of water!

[historyperson]

Mark 16:16 Jesus said this when he was about to ascend to Heaven . To his Apostles, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel, he who believes and is baptized will be saved and he that believes not will be damned.

[angelandujar]

The thief on the cross was not baptized???

[michaelibach]

Man made tradition, sorry, Peter was clear. Even more than that, Jesus was clear.

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Mark 16:15-16

15 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

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Matthew 23:13-15

13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves, nor allow those who would enter to go in.
14 * Other authorities add: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows’ houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

God doesn’t care how you are baptized, sorry, pouring, full emersion and sprinkling are all acceptable forms of baptism. If you and a buddy are about to perish in the desert from lack of hydration and only have a few drops left in your canteen and the person with you isn’t baptized, just do it.

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Ezekiel 36:25-29

25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.
28 You shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
29 And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses; and I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you.

Try reading all of scripture btw

Hyper legalistic Baptist theology, which denies that any grace is received via baptism. You turn a gift promised by God into a dead tradition.

[daviddurr]

Looks like Steven Anderson and Gene Kim had a baby… I agree on baptism, I’m just saying

[johannmeiring]

Another example of twisting scripture.