Jesus Commands People to be Baptized, Part 3 (TMF:749)

Thursday, October 05, 2017
Peace to Live By: Jesus Commands People to be Baptized, Part 3 (TMF:749) - Daniel Litton
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       Third, water baptism is not necessary for salvation, to go to Heaven. A good example of this is the fact that the thief on cross was not water baptized after he believed, yet Jesus said he would be with him that very day in Paradise. Another example comes to us in Mark chapter 16. Here Jesus says the following: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:16, ESV). So, we see here that Jesus does not include water baptism in the second part of the verse, about being condemned. He just says whoever does not believe will be condemned, not whoever does not believe and is not water baptized will be condemned. Now, if a Christian decides not to get water baptized while knowing he or she should in this life, the person will still go to Heaven; however, there will be a loss of reward incurred in Heaven because the commandant of God was not fulfilled in the person’s life.