2006-09-02 20:53:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to enter heaven you must accept Jesus as your Savior.
2006-09-10 11:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by jbme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pigpen,
I wasn't sure if you were serious on that last question that you asked. Now I am leaning towards serious.
There are two 'baptisms.' But the one that really counts is the Baptism of the Spirit. God's Spirit dwells in the believer.
Faith gets that Spirit in us. Because we believe in the sacrifice and our action is to speak it forth, "For in the heart the man believeth, and with the mouth proclamation is made. You see, faith is not just belief, there's and action required for the verb form of the word, pisteuo. Which is Greek for "Faith."
2006-09-02 21:01:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither faith alone nor baptism is going to get someone into heaven. What it takes is acceptance of Jesus Christ as your personal savior. It's that simple an answer.
2006-09-02 21:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by 7 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So God has all these rules and if we don't do it right, and in the right order, and perform all the correct rituals we are not going to heaven??
What if I was raised in a church that believed in "communion" and refused to partake of the "ritual", because I saw it as ridiculous. Although I have been baptized and I have faith, does that exclude me from heaven?
I certainly hope not! Baptism, communion, faith....I think faith is the only thing worth keeping.
2006-09-02 21:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The word "baptized" was transliterated ("carried over", essentially cut and pasting) out of the original Greek, and has no real equivalents in English. It essentially means to "identify yourself with", "to submerge", "to cleanse" (i.e. true repentance). Thus, it is in keeping with the command to show your faith by your works. For additional explanation, follow this link:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/tmp_dir/words/9/1157271399-2035.html
2006-09-02 21:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think a stillborn baby goes to hell because it was not baptized before death? Come on now, hun, use your mind. God would not send innocent people to hell, much less a baby who did not have a chance to even breathe.
2006-09-02 20:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
our faith gods grace if baptism was neccesary jesus would not have told the thief hanging next to him on another cross that that day he would be with him in paradise
2006-09-03 13:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by Dionsays 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're going to get into heaven eventually anyway, but it takes less time if you follow the laws from g-d
2006-09-02 20:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neither is needed, God let's everyone in to heaven.
2006-09-02 20:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by atlantisflicka 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
just faith and of coarse you have to accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior, and also prey alot......
2006-09-02 21:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by mad_maggit 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋