i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is required in order to be in The Kingdom of God , His Body in Christ. Water baptism is a ritual proclaiming your regeneration but has no power to change our condition, only the Spirit can do that. John the Baptist made that very clear.i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
Yes, it is required.i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
Why do you ask? Water Baptism is the normal way one becomes Christian but not 100% required. Think of the Thief on the Cross with our Lord. He had faith in Jesus and repented yet was not baptized yet was saved.i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
It is required. I'm not sure why anyone would say it is not. It's part of the act of faith in God.
Why do you ask? Water Baptism is the normal way one becomes Christian but not 100% required. Think of the Thief on the Cross with our Lord. He had faith in Jesus and repented yet was not baptized yet was saved.
It is not required for salvation, but one of God's two commands (along with Communion) for all believers. This is in Sccripture.
It is not essential for conversion to Christ, but it is part of the believers on-going sanctification.i dont know if baptism with water is strictly required or not
I used to believe, like most traditional Pentecostals, that the baptism of the Holy Spirit came as a second event after conversion. But after carefully examining the Scriptures I have realised that there is far stronger support for the baptism of the Spirit happening as part of conversion and being born again. It makes no sense for the Holy Spirit to come into a person at conversion and then go away again and re-enter the person in a second event. So, I now believer that when a person is converted to Christ, they get the whole deal, and all they have to do is to learn to allow the Holy Spirit to flow out of them.Baptism in the Holy Spirit is required in order to be in The Kingdom of God , His Body in Christ. Water baptism is a ritual proclaiming your regeneration but has no power to change our condition, only the Spirit can do that. John the Baptist made that very clear.
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If it wasn't required for salvation then why did Jesus get baptized and say Matthew 3:13-17
Please read Mark 16:16
Can you point me to scripture that says it is not required?
I can't read it. The entire passage looks like it is written in a foreign language.
Mark 16:16 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
Much better. The notable thing here is what this verse does not have: water. If you read the next verse, it is clear this refers to baptism of the Holy Spirit because 16:17 mentions the gift of tongues.
What happened to the thief on the cross?Why do you ask? Water Baptism is the normal way one becomes Christian but not 100% required. Think of the Thief on the Cross with our Lord. He had faith in Jesus and repented yet was not baptized yet was saved.
The gift of the Holy Ghost follows baptism of water so tongues would naturally follow after baptism. Acts 8:15-17:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
I used to believe, like most traditional Pentecostals, that the baptism of the Holy Spirit came as a second event after conversion. But after carefully examining the Scriptures I have realised that there is far stronger support for the baptism of the Spirit happening as part of conversion and being born again.
The gift of the Holy Ghost follows Baptism of water so tongues would naturally follow after Baptism. Acts 8:15-17:
"Pentecostals identify three distinct uses of the word "baptism" in the New Testament:No. People are baptized with the Holy Spirit first. This is believed to be when people speak in tongues. Only people who have been baptized by the Holy Sprit are to be baptized in water.