justbyfaith
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A case can be made in holy scripture that baptism in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth for the remission of sins is essential to salvation.
Act 2:38, Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:39, For the <conditional> promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Rom 8:30, Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
All one need do is think of the fact that the conditional promise of the Holy Ghost through baptism in Jesus' Name is given to as many as the Lord our God shall call.
If you have not been called then you have not been predestinated to salvation and will not be justified, according to Romans 8:30 (I suppose that you can weasel your way around this by saying that it is speaking in the positive and not in the negative; but the reality is definitely there).
Act 2:38, Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:39, For the <conditional> promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Rom 8:30, Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
All one need do is think of the fact that the conditional promise of the Holy Ghost through baptism in Jesus' Name is given to as many as the Lord our God shall call.
If you have not been called then you have not been predestinated to salvation and will not be justified, according to Romans 8:30 (I suppose that you can weasel your way around this by saying that it is speaking in the positive and not in the negative; but the reality is definitely there).
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