“Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?” ……Answer: As with any single verse or passage, we discern what it teaches by first filtering it through what we know the Bible teaches on the subject at hand. In the case of baptism and salvation, the Bible is clear that salvation is by grace […]

“Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?” ……Answer: Acts 2:38, "And Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'" As with any single verse or passage, […]

“Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?” ……Answer: As with any single verse or passage, we discern what it teaches by first filtering it through what we know the Bible teaches on the subject at hand. In the case of baptism and salvation, the Bible is clear that salvation is by […]

…Baptism … The Scriptures teach that baptism does not save, but is an outward manifestation of an inward transformation – an external sign that a person has surrendered his or her life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Baptism in Romans 6:4 In commenting on Romans 6:4 the Pulpit Commentary, which was written by preachers in the Church of England, says: “The reference rather is to the form of baptism, viz. by immersion, which was understood to signify burial, and therefore death.” (Romans, p 156) What other conclusion can one come to? There […]

Baptism and the Philippian Jailer Most of Christendom has decided that water baptism is neither a prerequisite, nor necessary, to salvation. Influenced largely by the Protestant Reformation, people have become convinced that forgiveness of sin by the blood of Christ is achieved at the very moment a person "believes"-by which they mean when a person, […]