BAPTISM & SALVATION--WHO REALLY GETS TO HEAVEN, HOW & WHY

NEW TESTAMENT BAPTISM IS an ordinance immediately instituted by Christ himself and designed to be observed in the Church until the end of the age.
Baptism means identification.
New Testament baptism involves identification with Christ in His death and resurrection. Being baptized in the name of Christ (Acts 2:38) stresses association with Christ in the rite.
Although Romans 6:4-5 refers to Spirit baptism and not water baptism, the passage nonetheless illustrates the meaning of water baptism. It is a public declaration that the believer has been united to Christ by faith in His death and resurrection. Immersion is the most appropriate mode of baptism, not only because the Greek word behind it connotes immersion but even more importantly because that is the only mode that symbolizes burial and resurrection.
1. BAPTISM ALWAYS PORTRAYS my new relationship with God. Matthew 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. (KJV)
2. BAPTISM ANNOUNCES MY PLEDGE of allegiance to Christ, as I am baptized into the name of the Triune God, and into fellowship with Him. 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:26-27
3. BAPTISM ALWAYS PARALLELS A CONFESSION OF FAITH [Acts 2:38, 41; 8:12; 9:17-18; 10:45, 48: 16:30-33]
4. BAPTISM WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH. Faith demands action, and immediate action is baptism!
5. BAPTISM WAS ALWAYS PRESENTED AS A COMMAND. An unbaptized Christian is alien to the NT. Baptism was not an option, it was obedience to a command.
6. BAPTISM WAS ALWAYS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY PERSONALLY CONFESSED CHRIST. Only believers were baptized. No infants or children who could not confess Him for themselves were baptized!
7. BAPTISM WAS ALWAYS TO PORTRAY PURIFICATION. [Acts 2.38; 22.16; Titus 3.5; Hebrews 10:22; I Peter 3.21; Revelation. 1.5]
WHAT DOES THE LORD ASK FROM US ABOUT BAPTISM TODAY?
When Jesus issued His great commission and commanded baptism. What were His purposes? baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. To baptize literally means to immerse in water, and certain forms of baptism had long been practiced by various Jewish groups as a symbol of spiritual cleansing. The baptism of John the Baptist symbolized repentance of sin and turning to God (Matt. 3:6). As instituted by Christ, however, baptism became an outward act of identification with Him through faith, a visible, public testimony that henceforth one belonged to Him.
The initial act of obedience to Christ after salvation is to submit to baptism as a testimony to union with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection. “Do you not know,” Paul asked the Roman believers, “that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life” (Rom. 6:3-4).
Although the act of baptism has absolutely no saving or sacramental benefit or power, it is commanded by Christ of His followers. The only exception might be physical inability, as in the case of the repentant thief on the cross, a prisoner who is forbidden the ordinance, or a similar circumstance beyond the believer’s control. The person who is unwilling to be baptized is at best a disobedient believer, and if he persists in his unwillingness there is reason to doubt the genuineness of his faith (see Matt. 10:32-33). If he is unwilling to comply with that simple act of obedience in the presence of fellow believers, he will hardly be willing to stand for Christ before the unbelieving world.
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[@Iam892]

All his work was done on the cross whether we make our bed in heaven or spinning on top of a pole our good Lord is there

[@jeffc5474]

@@rocheleaureveal5616The cross is NOT an allegory, Jesus is NOT an allegory, you are teaching a lie. Jesus is quite real and He was born just as the Bible records, He died and rose again just as the Bible records, and He ascended to the Father just as the Bible records. Jesus is physically returning just as the Bible says He will and now is the time to repent and accept Him as your savior now or you will bow to Him at the Great White Throne Judgement

[@jeffc5474]

@@rocheleaureveal5616Ah you are another servant of darkness that takes one verse completely out of context to justify your false teaching. Jesus is NOT an allegory. He really exists and you will bow your knee to Him eventually. If you let go of your false teachings now and admit that Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of lords you will have salvation. If you don’t then after you die you will bend your knee before you are forever condemned. Jesus was quite clear on that in the Bible.

[@RethavanZyl]

Does that mean I have to be baptized as an adult to go to heaven? I'm a newly reborn Christian and have alot to learn. I don't want to be left behind because there's something I needed to know and didn't have enough time to do it. ❤

[@jeffc5474]

@@ForeclosureGhostAtheists do not get into heaven. They have rejected Jesus as their savior and have condemned themselves

[@davewestfall6175]

The act of Baptism is an outward expression of ones faith. We are commanded to be Baptized and openly confess our repentance. Those that will not openly confess that Jesus is the Christ and that they have repented and accepted Christ, then that person is not truly saved. You need to speak with an elder or pastor of your church for guidance. I am nothing but a lay person.

[@charles56737]

​@@ForeclosureGhostthat's actually wrong. It is biblical to openly confess from your mouth. Check out the book of Romans.

[@jeffc5474]

@@ForeclosureGhostThe Bible says Jesus is the only way. What excuse will you have for not getting into heaven by your own choice?

[@jeffc5474]

@@ForeclosureGhostYou haven’t been to heaven. You stand in contradiction to what Jesus taught in the Bible.

[@cullenbentley9880]

if you have been saved when you die you go to heaven.....that simple........if you have not been saved you dont make heaven......but baptism is not a requirement for salvation but a recomendation as a physical sign of an internal change of nature recieved by being born again....