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Yes, I'm thinking you are, but by your own choice. Why did Peter leave out "water baptism" for the remission of sins in this verse? Acts 10:43 " To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins."

That verse is contrary to scripture! Paul, John, nor James used it in their letters. They never once hinted of water baptism for remission of sin. But you are willing to bet your eternal soul that it is a requirement for salvation. Better do some serious research before you make the worst...

"Repent" is where the sin is forgiven. And then "be baptized BECAUSE OF the remission of sin."

Is it "repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ FOR the remission of sins.? Or is it "repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ BECAUSE OF the remission of sins? Was the right Greek preposition used or did the translators use the wrong one?

The majority of the Church is not the true Church! It's not my opinion or judgement, it's a biblical fact! We are now living in the times of the Laodicean Church, that says "I have no need of nothing." But Christ says they have need of much.

That's correct! My point was that they don't bring attention to your obedience in Christ, but they will bring attention to your failures in Christ. And yes, we are hated all the day long, as David said, for our following after our Lord.

It is my opinion that the most important thing a believer can do is love one another and keep himself unspotted from this world. That is much easier said than done! This is the example we try to hold, but we fall short so many times. They don't notice when you are walking with Christ, they...

True! Paul warned us of these perilous times, and it will only get worse before His return. We must be very careful not to fall from the Rock we stand on! It's not easy to live a Christian life in this present world.

Yes, you described them in your previous post. They are the "lukewarm" to be spewed out of His mouth.

I don't know. There are many circumstances involved, the saved and ignorant, the saved and gone stray, just lost their way but still saved. It could be she is lost, but I don't know.

There is a 3rd group, those who play the middle ground.

I will make it clear where I stand on that question. I would not have been qualified for salvation! My faith would have been divided between the finished work of Christ and water baptism, placing water baptism equal with His finished work for salvation. That is man at his best in legalism!

What would have been the result if I thought that His finished work was not enough, I had to be water baptized to complete the Grace of salvation?

I was water baptized immediately after the church service when I accepted Christ as my Saviour. It was made crystal clear to me that water baptism had no part in my salvation, but was the symbol of my dying with Christ, buried with Christ, and risen a new man in Christ. The salvation of my soul...

My advise is simple, don't add to the finished work of Christ! Common sense should tell you that we have no part in GRACE!!!

Man makes it legalism when adds to the finished work of Christ. Divided faith is no faith, it's all Christ's work or nothing! Making a ceremony performed by man a requirement for His Grace in salvation is a slap in the face of the Father!

If you guys want to condemn yourselves before God by adding your own Laws to His Grace and thereby making that Grace void, I couldn't think of a better way!

Correct, as long as the preacher doesn't make his own Law out of that Gospel message, as you are doing. Nowhere in scripture will you find that we must be water baptized to be saved, but will find that we must believe!

You are taking that verse in the wrong perspective. If preaching saved, everyone who heard a preacher would be saved. If you put that verse in the right perspective according to scripture you will see that preaching the Gospel opens the door for the Holy Spirit to convict and call the lost to...

Preaching by man does not save! It opens the door for the Spirit to make Christ known. Salvation is a choice. Man will accept or reject that calling by the Spirit.