Is Baptism required for salvation?

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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.
No.
It is a public demonstration that you are saved already.
 
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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.

No. Baptism is an ordinance performed after your conversion, it cannot save you from your sins, only Jesus and his blood can wash them away and that through faith in him.
 
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There's a doctrine of baptismS,..." (Heb 6:2)

There are 3 baptisms; specifically:

1 - By The Holy Spirit into Jesus is the baptism for salvation (blood baptism)
(Rev 1:5; Matt 26:28; Mark 1:4, 16:16; Luk 3:3; 1 Cor 12:13: Acts 2:38: Gal 3:27, +++)
Also, "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise," Eph 1:13

Water and Spirit baptism follows - not in a set order:
2 - By another believer (water baptism) (Matt 28:19++++!)
3 - By Jesus with or into The Holy Spirit (The Spirit baptism)
(Matt 3:11; Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16; Acts 11:16++++)'

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." I John 5:7-8
 
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Once we get saved, we should get baptized as soon as possible. It opens up some positive Spiritual reinforcement.

It is like the difference between a common-law marriage and one that has been initiated by a wedding. Its covenant aspect is publicly declared.
 
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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.
If it is required for salvation, then you are not yet saved, because you have not yet been baptized. If it is not required for salvation, then you can rejoice IF Jesus is your only Hope and Desire for salvation.
 
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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.
Not absolutely necessary in every case. That is because there are emergencies or exceptional situations, like being imprisoned in a North Korean cell, for example, or being about to be thrown to the lions in a Roman arena, or being stranded alone on a desert island.

However, it is the normal way, the way Christ prescribed for his disciples in no uncertain terms--and it is beneficial for you--so why decline to be baptized if there is no particular reason for declining?
 
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Baptism is an intentional act of obedience on the Christian’s part that should take place after receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is an outward, visible sign which symbolizes the inward, invisible change that has already taken place in the life of a believer who has received the gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, the act of baptism serves as a public witness and testimony of a believer’s new life in Christ.

There is no saving power in baptism. The act of baptism itself does not cleanse or redeem anyone from their sin, nor is it required for salvation to “take effect.” Salvation from one’s sin comes by grace and is imparted through faith in Jesus Christ, not by external acts, works, behaviors, feats or actions of any kind, including baptism. Therefore, if someone desires to be baptized, yet has not been born-again, their baptism will be of no effect and will accomplish nothing of value.

When it comes to the methodology of baptism, the biblical model is submersion. When a believer is submerged under water, it signifies their death to sin and to the “old self” which had dominion over them before they were saved. When they rise up out of the water, it signifies that they have been raised up with Jesus into new life in Him, and that they will later take part in the resurrection of their body.

(NOTE: It is important to remember, however, that even though submersion is the biblical model for baptism, the focus should be on what it signifies, rather than on the exact methodology of how it is performed. For those who are bedridden or unable to be submerged for any reason, alternate methods can be employed which accomplish the same goal.)

VERSES FOR YOUR REFERENCE AND STUDY:

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. [Note: If baptism was a requirement for salvation, then according to the content of verses 14-16 Paul would be thanking God that none of them had been saved except for Crispus, Gaius, and the household of Stephanas.]
1 Corinthians 1:17 (NKJV)

And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” [Note: The thief on the cross was not baptized after placing his trust in Jesus for salvation, yet he is told he will be with Jesus in Paradise that very day.]
Luke 23:42-43 (NASB)

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us-baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. [Note: Peter is using the example of the ark (which provided salvation for Noah and his family from the destructive floodwaters) as a “corresponding type” to the salvation Jesus provides (from sin that brings death) through the placing of one’s faith in His sacrificial death and resurrection. It is this baptism that saves, not the act of being water baptized.]
1 Peter 3:18-22 (NKJV)

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. [Note: The second half of verse 16 clarifies that only “belief” is required for salvation, not baptism. This truth is confirmed in John 3:16 as well as in many other verses of Scripture.]
Mark 16:15-16 (NASB)

Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name. [Note: According to Acts 9:17-18, Paul received both his sight and the Holy Spirit when Ananias laid his hands on him, and then he was baptized. Therefore, as Paul reiterates this encounter in this verse (Acts 22:16), he is simply relaying Ananias’ instruction for him to be water baptized, which symbolized his sins being washed away by calling on the name of the Lord. It is important to remember that forgiveness of sin can only be granted upon believing Jesus for one’s salvation. It cannot occur apart from salvation since forgiveness, eternal life, justification, righteousness and the indwelling Holy Spirit are all received instantaneously upon salvation from sin and its consequences.]
Acts 22:16 (NASB)
 
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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.

The thief on the cross was not baptized and yet Christ told him on that day he would see him again in paradise. So no, it isn't required for salvation. That said, it is a sign and seal of the covenant between God and his people. Anyone who is a believer will want to be baptized into the covenant and thus become a member of the visible church.
 
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My statement was directed to one wondering if baptism is required for salvation.
I responded..."If it is required for salvation, then you are not yet saved, because you have not yet been baptized. If it is not required for salvation, then you can rejoice IF Jesus is your only Hope and Desire for salvation".
So if baptism is required for salvation, the inquirer is not yet saved because he has not yet been baptized.
On the other hand if baptism is not required to be saved, he/she can rejoice IF Jesus is their only Hope and Desire for salvation.
That would mean they have the true requirement for salvation...faith that trusts in Jesus alone.
 
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My statement was directed to one wondering if baptism is required for salvation.
I responded..."If it is required for salvation, then you are not yet saved, because you have not yet been baptized. If it is not required for salvation, then you can rejoice IF Jesus is your only Hope and Desire for salvation".
So if baptism is required for salvation, the inquirer is not yet saved because he has not yet been baptized.
On the other hand if baptism is not required to be saved, he/she can rejoice IF Jesus is their only Hope and Desire for salvation.
That would mean they have the true requirement for salvation...faith that trusts in Jesus alone.
And it also means that if you have been saved by Faith in Christ, you will not then ignore his various instructions given to those who profess to believe in him--Baptism included. :)
 
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Iv been thinking about this for a while and i want to get baptized in the future but i want to know if Baptism is required for salvation.
Jesus commanded that his followers be baptized. It's an act of obedience to be baptized. With the social distancing going on right now, it may not be possible. As soon as this blows over though, you should investigate being baptized at your local church, or if you don't have one yet, at a local church you want to commit to attending. Not out of fear, but out of obedience and thanks for what Christ has done for you.
 
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Why do you believe that is speaking of water Baptism?
For one thing (and this should be obvious), it speaks of the Apostles doing the baptizing. No "Baptisms of the Holy Spirit," etc. are administered or received that way.
 
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