How does baptism save us

I will not accept what you say because it is Jesus alone that saves. Water is water, and nothing more. Please be more diligent in studying this important doctrine. Hello Sheila. I had to edit out your links as they were linked to a cult and it is not allowed on this site. Nothing in this article even hinted at that.

Please know your links and other comments were not allowed due to the heretical nature of them. I understand that my comments will not be posted. This should make you rethink your position on this matter. If the scriptures that I have been using to address the purpose of baptism are being incorrectly applied then I beg of you to please let me know where my error is. I am open to your comments and if you can show me with scripture where I am wrong then please do so.

Hello Dennis. We should be baptized but not in order to be saved. This position of yours robs God of glory and glorifies water and gives water baptism special powers, which it does not have. You might want to start your own blog to post your opinions but not here my friend as our obligation is to the people of God to stay firmly in the Word of God and not mislead the people of God. God created water and used water to destroy mankind, save Noah and his family.

Jesus turned water into wine, he walked on water, and he commanded water in the midst of a raging storm. If God wants to use water to cleanse us of our sins then he is certainly able.

All you have to do to be saved is believe, but you have to believe it all. Do you believe Jesus is the son of God, that he came and walked among us, that he taught, that he healed, that he cried, that he suffered, that he died, that he was raised again? Do you believe that the Holy Spirit was poured out on his disciples, that they preached as the Spirit guided them, that they told the masses to repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins?

Do you believe that Paul was visited by Jesus, that he was blinded for three days spent in prayer, that Ananias was sent to him, that Paul was told to arise and be baptized, washing away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord?

Do you believe? Only JEsus can and HIs shed blood. We should be baptized but not in order to cleanse our sins. Jesus did that and water can never do that. Paul says in Romans 6 that we are baptized into his death. You are correct in saying that the blood of Jesus, his sacrifice, is what saves us. The only path to this saving blood, that is found in the Bible, is truly believing. Causing us to turn away from sin and being buried into the death of Christ in baptism and then raised a new creature.

If there is another path, other examples of people being saved found in the Word, then I would very much appreciate those being called to my attention. Acts ; , John ,etc. Acts Peter says salvation only is found in Jesus. How very true. Acts Jailer asks what to do to be saved. Paul and Silas tell him to believe and he will be saved. But believe what? They spoke the word to them and what happened?

He was baptized at once. He believed it all. John Jesus says whoever believes in me though he die he shall yet live. Gotta believe it because he said it. Se we must believe in Jesus.

That after he said this he would go on to be sacrificed for our sins and die, but then be raised again. That he would send a comforter in the Holy Spirit. That the Spirit spoke though men to tell the story of Jesus. Men who made it abundantly clear that are sins are forgiven when we believe these facts and are buried with Jesus in baptism.

You have to believe it all. It seems that we believe the same thing. I just believe more of it. All you have to do is believe but you have to believe it all.

Jack, you definitely sound very anti Christian. It literally says being baptized saves you. I hope God washes your heart and your eyes. Be a man of God and stop trying to force your view on everyone else. May God have mercy on your soul. Hello Mr Divin. Please study your Bible better and you will see you are wrong by what you believe. Please repent of this wicked, satanistic teaching.

God will forgive you and I pray you repent before you decieve others. God have mercy on your soul if you do not repent of this evil. Hi Mr. Also I love your testimonies of the death bed conversions. When I was a catholic they taught you must be baptized to be saved also. Then I believed on Jesus Christ by faith and was saved the second I believed and was filled the Holy Spirit that very second. I was baptized several months later. We are saved by faith, not works, and baptism is a work, period.

End of story. I am now a pastor and have to teach this many times. The most likely view is that Peter has in mind those rebellious angels demons who sought unnatural and immoral unions with female humans. This is the incident recorded in Genesis —5 cf. It was to these demonic spirits that Christ proclaimed his victory and their judgment, after his resurrection and likely at the time of his ascension.

The likelihood is that the term is used figuratively to make the point that these demonic spirits are in some sense confined or restrained by God until the time of final judgment. Christ went to the prison of the fallen angels, not to the abode of the dead, and the two are never equated.

Two other texts likely refer to this same event cf. This sin was not the original demonic rebellion, for why, then, would only some be confined and not all? It cannot be that only the more wicked were permanently confined, for Satan, the most wicked of all, is still free. The context in 1 Peter 3 and 2 Peter 2 cf. Luke ; Rom. On the other hand, as France has noted, the triumphant declaration to the evil demonic spirits was of immediate practical help to those who were suffering persecution:.

They might be called to endure the worst that anti-Christian prejudice could inflict. Christ had openly triumphed over them. Here is real comfort and strength for a persecuted church which took very seriously the reality and power of spiritual forces.

Probably Peter is deliberately exploiting the ambiguity of the word dia to assist his passage from the Old Testament story to its typological application. In good faith or conscience we appeal to God for vindication, that we might be considered part of his victory won by Christ in the resurrection.

Get FREE articles and audio teachings every week in my discipleship emails! Your email address will not be published. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. There has always been confusion about baptism because people choose to continue to obey the laws of Moses.

Water baptism is of the old Covenant. Matthew 3 and Mark 1 tells us that John baptized with water for repentance of sin, but in the new and better Covenant that Jesus gave his blood and life for, Jesus now baptizes with His Spirit. When we are saved and born again our old man is dead and buried and we are raised into our new life in Jesus. Jesus lives in us by submerging us with His indwelling Spirit.

Our salvation is not based on anything but what Jesus has done and continues to do in us. Baptism does not save us. Biblical baptism is a public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ. Biblical baptism — the volitional, voluntary, submission to publicly identifying with Christ death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism is a step of obedience in the life of a believer. Infant baptism is a pagan ritual and was NOT practiced by the early church. Baptism is an act of obedience in the life of the born-again.

How dare you be so sectarian and arrogant. People like you give Christianity a bad name. You are divisive. Jeremy your explanation of 1 Peter 3 21 is very clear and makes a lot of sense. I like the use of the metaphor of the ark delivering Noah from the flood of waters to understand how Christ delivers us from the flood of sin in this life if we follow Christ by building a strong relationship with Him. Thank you for debunking this verse. Just a suggestion you can look up on YouTube David bercot what did the early Christians believe about salvation what did the early Christians believe about baptism.

Those who believe in baptismal regeneration argue that the thief on the cross was still under the Old Covenant and therefore did not need to be baptized. The promise that God will save those who trust in Christ is a universal principle of both the Old and New Testaments. The book of Titus provides additional evidence against baptism and other works being a condition for salvation.

Paul makes it clear that salvation is not the result of righteous things we have done, but rather because of His mercy Titus In John Jesus said if one believes he shall not perish. If he does not believe he is already judged because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Clearly the reason for eternal damnation is not lack of baptism, but lack of belief in Jesus Christ. We must admit that baptism is important and should follow once we have believed. In fact it is commanded. It is equally clear from the second part of the passage, however, that belief alone, not baptism, is required for salvation.

There are no examples in the Bible to support infant baptism. On the contrary, where the Bible does speak clearly concerning baptism it emphasizes the faith of those who are baptized.

These do not suggest that either household had infants who were baptized. This should be considered adding to Scripture Rev.