I think it would be a mistake to say that everyone that will be saved will be baptized, because I know that God is loving and fair and I don't think of it as loving or fair to punish someone that never had a chance to know about Christ or about baptism (like the Native Americans in 200 A.D. ... just as an example). Of course, I know that batism is important and we should follow Christ's example in baptism. I teach baptism as an act of obedience to the Lord, but I just don't want to make a hasty generalization by saying that baptism is absolutely necessary to enter heaven. God will be just and loving. If you think it is just and loving to send a person to hell that never heard the name Jesus, then it is reasonable to assume that God would do such a thing. However, if you see this as unjust and unloving, then it is unreasonable to believe that our Lord would do such a thing. Personally, I think that the power in the blood of Christ is overwhelming and too great to be stopped by involuntary ignorance. Realize that God sent His Son (only begotten), to die because He loves people so much. Do you think that God would deny some people the chance of living with Him eternally just because they live in a remote location on the globe? IMHO, I seriously doubt it.
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