You prefer the KJV?The Catholic bible is the "Douay Rheims" and its Satanic.
It teaches that "water washes away your sin" which denies that Jesus's Cross is the "blood atonement.
The Bible does not say...
So, we don't know.
"""""'issues that are not addressed by the bible'.""""""
Good luck selling that "cult of mary" nonsense.
Not True.
In fact its "Catholic Traditions" and "Church Fathers writings " that are considered the final authority.
Here is how the bible explains Mary's death.
"the body is dead because of sin"......so, that is Mary and everyone else, who was not created inside a Virgin's womb.
So, everyone is going to DIE.
You, Me, and Mary beat us to it.
John, Peter, and Paul, Luke, Matthew, were all alive decades after Mary died.
No Aposlte "venerated" Mary.
No Apostle who was alive from 20-50 yrs, prayed to Mary.. .. and Had this been in effect, then those Apostles would have written about it, and then its BIBLE.......but its not IN THE BIBLE.
So, this is "Catholic Religious Baloney", and you ate the sandwich, and so did billions of others.
Water Baptism, is not important regarding SALVATION..., as its not required FOR Salvation.. as it happens AFTER Salvation.
"water cults"".....' tell you that its a part of Salvation, and is Required.
Its not.
Paul's Gospel, has no water baptism in it.
Paul came LATER, and was given the GOSPEL by Jesus..., that we are to believe, and teach.
Notice the difference.. here....
"repent and be baptized".......vs.....>>"All who believe in Jesus, shall be saved".
Those are not the same,.....
Realize it and you have begun to free yourself from a WATER CULT.
God already decided.
= John 14:6....... and Water Baptism is not in that verse, and its not in Paul's Gospel. @Mink57 .. and any other "Gospel" is :
Galatians 1:8
The like figure even wherenunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of s good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.