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42 years ago becoming a Christian was about being "BORN AGAIN" or about "CONVERSION. The term "Being saved" was never used as there were/are too many variations and meanings and conditions for salvation .
Today you can;
Invite Jesus into your heart
or be saved by grace
or be saved by believing
or be saved by the sinners prayer
on
and on
The bible says, "one lord, one faith, one BAPTISM
Mark 16:16, "He who has believed and has been BAPTIZED shall be SAVED
Romans 6:3 says, "Or do you not know that all of us who have been BAPTIZED into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death.
1st Peter 3:21 says, "...BAPTISM now SAVES you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a clear conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
John 1:26, John BAPTIZED in water
Matth. 3:13-17, Jesus was BAPTIZED by John
Acts 2:38, "Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be BAPTIZED.
Acts 2:40, "Those who had received the word were BAPTIZED
Acts 2:47, "And the Lord was adding to their number day by da those who were being BAPTIZED.
Acts 8:12, "But when they believed, they were BAPTIZED
Acts 8: 13, "Even Simon himself believed and was BAPTIZED.
Acts 8:32-29, " The eunuch said, Look, here is water, what can stand in the way of my being BAPTIZED?
Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip BAPTIZED him.
Acts 9:17-18, "And after Paul regained his sight, he got up and was BAPTIZED.
Acts 10:45-48, "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be BAPTIZED, and he ordered them to
be BAPTIZED in the name of Jesus Christ."
Acts 13:48, "And as many as had been appointed to eternal life were BAPTIZED".
Acts 14:1, "...a large number of people were BAPTIZED."
Acts 16:14-15 "...the Lord opened LYDIA"S heart to respond and she and her house were BAPTIZED."
Acts 16:31-34, "believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately BAPTIZED."
Acts 17:34, "But some men joined them and they were BAPTIZED."
Acts 18:7-8, "Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they hears were believing and being BAPTIZED."
Acts 19:2-7, "When they all heard this (about Christ), they were BAPTIZED in the name of the Lord Jesus."
Acts 21:19-20, "Tho seest brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which were BAPTIZED."
Acts 20:24 Some were being BAPTIZED through things spoken, but others would not believe."
Tell me why BAPTISM isn't necessary when we see it here in these verses about SALVATION and being saved??
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