"Let all things be done decently and in order" (1 Corinthians 14:40). No better example of this is found than Jesus' statement: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16). Baptism is into Jesus' death. "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?" (Romans 6:3). Any salvation offered before baptism is without the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross. If not, why not? There is not one passage of Scripture where baptism and salvation/remission of sins are mentioned together that places salvation before baptism. If salvation comes to a sinner without being baptized into Jesus’ death in order to obtain remission of sins, then, as far as their “salvation” is concerned, “Christ died in vain” (Galatians 2:21). - December 6, 2021
This was published in the Independent Herald in Oneida, TN, and is also available in Words of Wisdom Newspaper Articles.
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