Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
There's a lot of nuances to baptism (sprinkling v. immersion, adult v. child, etc.), but I'd like...
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Is Batism Necessary for Salvation?
There’s a lot of nuances to baptism (sprinkling v. immersion, adult v. child, etc.), but I’d like to focus on the core question of whether or not it’s essential for salvation. What's your perspective?
http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/22/is-batism-necessary-for-salvation/
The Only Applause That Matters - #5943
Who are you living to please: the boss, the pastor, your family, your friends, the church, some guy or girl, the community? They didn't die for you. Their rewards don't hold a candle to His. The early church leader, Stephen, knew that. He had stood up for the truth on the streets of Jerusalem and the crowd was not applauding.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-only-applause-that-matter...
Repent and be baptized - a Christian perspective
How do we gain eternal life? By repenting and receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Peter and the other disciples carried this simple message of hope throughout the entire ancient world.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202:38&version=NIV
White Flag Winners - #3038
That area you have insisted on controlling, that part of you you've just stubbornly refused to yield, where you have insisted on things being your way - it's time to drop your sword and raise your white flag. It's time to surrender. In the shadow of your Jericho, this is your facedown on the ground crossroads. When it's Jesus you surrender to, surrender doesn't mean you lose, it means you are on the verge of some of the greatest victories of your life.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/white-flag-winners-3038
Water and baptism - a Christian perspective
This passage describes the significance of baptism--it's a symbol of the spiritual cleansing that we receive when we submit ourselves to Jesus, and a sign that we are dedicating ourselves to God's service.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%203:20-22&version=NIV
Baptism - a Christian perspective
John the Baptist predicted Jesus' arrival, and the new type of baptism that He would bring: a spiritual baptism through the Holy Spirit, as opposed to the physical baptism in water that John offered.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:8&version=NIV
Front Lines Surrender and Front Lines Victory - #5910
The battle looming ahead of you is not the battle that will decide what happens to you. It's the battle inside you. The battle that can be settled today as you quit fighting God and walk into the arms of Jesus, the strongest arms in the world.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/front-lines-surr...
Go out - a Christian perspective
Followers of Christ are given the command here to take their faith out into the world and preach it to all who need to hear it. Here Jesus commands his followers to evangelize and baptize people in the name of the Trinity--the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2028:19&version=NIV
Buried in the Bible - a Christian perspective
When we are baptized it is as if we are buried alongside Christ. Therefore, just as we are buried like Christ, we will be raised like Christ in order to live a new life.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206:4&version=NIV
Baptize - a Christian perspective
John the Baptist baptized people with water, but as he did so, he predicted the arrival of someone who would perform a greater baptism--a baptism of spirit. This passage also describes John's baptism of Jesus himself.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203:11-17&version=NIV
