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Originally Posted by Laura  Look up the words "into Christ" in the Bible. There are ONLY TWO passages in the entire Bible that tell us to do something to get "into Christ". They are: Romans 6:3 and Galatians 3:27. According to these two and ONLY TWO passages in the Bible that state how to get "into Christ", we are baptized "into Christ". One cannot believe "into Christ". One cannot repent "into Christ". One cannot confess "into Christ". And even more foreign to the scriptures, one cannot "ask Jesus into his heart" to get "into Christ", nor can he say "the sinner's prayer" to get "into Christ" (both of which concepts are found absolutely no where in the Bible whatsoever!) There is no way around this. Baptism puts one "into Christ". Nothing else does.
How's that for an answer? |
I think that is a very fine answer.
Romans 6:3 and Galatians 3:27 are the two passages that I use when talking with those who "accepted Jesus in their heart" and were saved. Now the challenge is / has been to get those in the denominations to see what the scriptures are saying.
Brother Steven ( a very fine brother in Christ) shared an article with me from Max Lucado. I used to be close to Max. In this article he makes the claim that Baptism is not essential to salvation. That is to say, one is saved before they are baptized. if that were true, it makes these two verses (Rom. 6:3 & Gal. 3:27) false. Because they teach that one can not, will not, is not able to be "in Christ" where salvation is (Eph. 1:7) apart from baptism. Is not the forgiveness of sins a "spiritual blessing" (Eph. 1:3)? A blessing that occurs only when one is baptized and placed in Christ, yet, here is Max saying one can be saved prior to baptism, prior to being "in Christ", prior to receiving all spiritual blessings.
What a shame.....
Brotherly,
Don