do you think you have to be baptized to be able to be able to be able to be saved?

Answer 1

No, water baptism in NOT a prerequisite for salvation. Look at the thief on the cross. Baptism is an physical ritual that symbolizes an spiritual act.

Answer 2

We all agree that sinners need to be saved. The friction comes when it comes to immersion. There are problems with Act 2:38 and 1st Peter 3:21. In various Bibles you are led to believe that, if you do not study carefully, you have to be baptized in JESUS name and then you will get the Holy Ghost and that the water does not wash away physical natural dirt. Remember that it is by grace you are saved not by anything else.

It is only in studying the Word which says to Baptize according to the Matthew 28 formula and studying the verse of Acts 2:38, that you see how they go hand and hand. So that when you read Acts 2:38, you find that in the name of Jesus is actually by the authority of Jesus or authority of Jesus's name, and not in the name. As you study the 1st Peter passage, that it is actually is telling you that immersion does not save a soul.

Answer 3

We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Jesus told Nicodemus that baptism was required. Jesus told his apostles to go into all the world and baptize. So yes, it is necessary. Will those who die without the ordinance be saved. Yes, because it may be performed on their behalf.

1 Corithinthians 15:29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

Answer 4

Let's see what the bible has to say.
Christian water baptism is an ordinance instituted by Jesus Christ. If it is not important in the plan of God, why did Jesus command it in Matthew 28:19? And why did Peter follow up by saying, "Be baptized every one of you," and by commanding the Gentiles to be baptized (Acts 2:38; 10:48)? We must remember two points about the importance of water baptism. First, whatever Christ definitely established and ordained cannot be unimportant, whether we understand its significance or not. Second, Christ and the apostles showed the importance of this ordinance by observing it. Jesus walked many miles to be baptized, though He was without sin, saying, "For thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness" (See Matthew 3:13-16.)

It is true that water itself does not contain any saving virtue, but God has chosen to include it in His plan of salvation. Peter explained, "Baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (I Peter 3:21).
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Answer 5

According to Scriptures one must be Baptized to receive the gift of eternal life. There are three methods of Baptism:

Baptism by water
Baptism by desire
Baptism by blood

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

While I find nothing wrong in baptism by immersion, but there is no where in the Bible that it is recorded that anyone was baptized in this way, including Jesus. The only written record I know of of the method of Baptism is written in the Didache and not in Scriptures and it recommends several different methods. Where do people get that only immersion should be used as the term in the Greek, in the Bible meaning baptism, means only to wash and not to immerse.

Answer 6

Usually you accept Christ before being Baptized. There are some denominations that do infant Baptisms where the parents take on the responsibility for their childs upbring in the church until the age of 16. Then it is the responsibility of the child to make their own decision.

Answer 7

YES YOU NEED TO BE BAPTIZED!!!! JOHN CH.3 V.5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
You must be baptized like Jesus going into the water and then after you must recieve the Spirit which is the baptism of fire.
It's something we must do, Jesus did it and he told us that we must do it. And his apostles went out and baptized thousand of others. Don't be afraid to get wet!!!!
And you must get baptized by someone who has that authority, that is why Jesus walk so far to find John the Baptist because he got his authority from his father who was a priest, I believe, in the temple. None of this mumbo jumbo of how if you feel like you have the authority and the spirit start baptizing people, no! And you can't get it by getting a degree from some university.

Answer 8

People say, "Look, Acts 2:38 says, 'Repent, and be baptized . . . .' How do you get around the fact that Peter said you've got to get baptized to be saved?" Well, it's very simple, actually. Luke 18 contains a helpful illustration. Look at verse 18: "And a certain ruler asked Him [Jesus], saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Now, that's a good question. In fact, it's basically the same question the people asked in Acts 2:37. Skipping down to verse 22b, Jesus answered his question, and said, "Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven . . . ." Is Jesus saying that salvation is an issue of economics? Is He saying that in order to be saved, a person has to hock everything and then give all the money to the poor? Of course not! Salvation isn't a question of economics. It isn't a question of giving all one's money to the poor. You say, "Well, that's what He said!" No, that's not what He said. Look again at verse 22. After telling this man to sell all that he had and to give the money to the poor, Jesus then said, ". . . and come, follow Me." In other words, Jesus was saying, "There's a barrier in your way, fella. You're never going to know salvation until you give up your one big hang-up - money." You see, Jesus read his heart and knew that this young ruler loved money. And the reason we know that Jesus' analysis was correct is because the guy turned around and went home. He wanted his money more than he wanted eternal life.

The point is this: It's not until you want Jesus Christ more than anything else that the conditions are removed. As long as God knows there's something in the way, He'll point it out. The biggest stumbling block to Jewish conversion was the fear of persecution, being "unsynagogued," and being put out of their whole Jewish world. So Peter says, "I know that's your problem. So that's what you're going to have to get out of the way." They had to be baptized as a public acknowledgment that they were naming the name of Jesus Christ - fully aware of what it was going to cost.

The Word of God, then, does not teach baptismal regeneration. It simply indicates, here in Acts 2:38, that the Jews were to be baptized in response to what had happened in their life. It was to be a public confession of their new union with Christ . . . and it was a high price for them to pay.

I would highly recommend that you visit this website:
http://www.billygraham.org/SH_HowToBecomeAChristian.asp

Also, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis will definitely answer a lot of your questions.

Hope this helped. God bless you.

Answer 9

If you are talking about water baptism, then no. Baptism is a symbolic representation of a decision--a witnessing to the world of change of direction. We are told to be baptized. Anyone who claims to follow Christ, yet refuses to be baptized should examine himself, however, since it is commanded and is actually an initial step after one chooses to follow.

If one has chosen to follow Christ, yet dies before being baptized, he or she is still saved as the thief on the cross demonstrates. Had he lived, I believe he would have been baptized to show his changed life, but he died without being baptized and Jesus said he would see him in paradise.

Answer 10

John baptized in water Jesus baptized in the holy spirit. So unless I need a shower I will take the baptism of Jesus over that of John.