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Originally Posted by willb 
What we are taught is this. Baptism is obedience to God. We are taught that because Christ told us to do it we have to do it. Its a act of obedience and a symbolism of our repentance and turning from sin. Not to be baptised would be disobedient and therefore sin.
However we do not believe baptism is part of salvation....
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Obedience to God is part of salvation (Hebrews 5:9) therefore baptism is part of salvation.
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salvation is achieved only by Christs blood on the cross and the grace of God.
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The grace of God is conditional upon our obedience to His will. (Matthew 7:21) Note in Romans 1:5 that the apostle Paul said he received grace for obedience to the faith.
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Baptism is evidence that we are true and sincere and Jesus is Lord of our lifes. We dont believe baptism has any power its symbolic.
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The Bible says baptism places into Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:27, Romans 6:3-4) There is no salvation outside Jesus Christ, therefore baptism is much much more than a symbolic act.
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We believe that those who die after accepting Christ but before being baptised would goto heaven because repentance is what God seeks from us not baptism.
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Jesus told Nicodemus that "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3
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