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Salvation and the Blood44Grace through faith in Christ aloneThe Trinity and Oneness17Jesus is God, yet not the FatherWater Baptism33A command of Jesus that does not saveChristian Living30Renewed mind, enduring faith, witness

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water baptism

Romans 6, Galatians 3, and Colossians 2:
Baptized into Jesus Christ (Part 10 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 10 of 12: Baptized into Jesus Christ. Galatians 3:26 (KJV): “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Baptism pictures a union received through faith in Jesus Christ.

Romans 6, Galatians 3, and Colossians 2: baptism pictures a union received through faith in Jesus Christ.

John 3:5 and Titus 3:5:
Born of the Spirit (Part 9 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 9 of 12: Born of the Spirit. John 3:6 (KJV): “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” The new birth is the work of the Holy Ghost.

John 3:5 and Titus 3:5: the new birth is the Holy Ghost’s work.

Mark 16:16:
Read the Whole Verse (Part 8 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 8 of 12: Mark 16:16: Read the Whole Verse. Mark 16:16 (KJV): “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” The reason Jesus gives for condemnation is unbelief.

Mark 16:16: read the whole verse. Unbelief, not lack of water, is what condemns.

Acts 22:16:
Calling on the Name of the Lord (Part 7 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 7 of 12: Calling on the Name of the Lord. Acts 22:16 (KJV): “...arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” The water pictured the cleansing. Jesus Christ accomplished it.

Acts 22:16: the washing is joined to calling on the name of the Lord.

For the Remission of Sins:
The Blood, Not the Water

A startled young man beside the words: Scripture never separates remission from salvation, so a teaching that ties remission to water also ties salvation to water. PrevailingWord.net

Acts 2:38 and baptism for the remission of sins: Peter’s own words and the blood of Jesus Christ show what saves. A KJV study.

Acts 2:38 in Peter’s Full Witness
(Part 6 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 6 of 12: Acts 2:38 in Peter’s Full Witness. Acts 2:21 (KJV): “...whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Peter did not preach one way of remission in Acts 2 and another in Acts 10.

Acts 2:38 read alongside Peter’s full witness in Acts 10, Acts 15, and 1 Peter.

Water Baptism, Part 1:
A Command of Jesus (Audio)

Water Baptism, Part 1: A Command of Jesus. Audio teaching, Matthew 28:19-20 and Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV). The Prevailing Word.

Full-length audio teaching (KJV), 32 minutes. Water baptism is a command of Jesus Christ for every believer, yet water baptism does not save. Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Commanded Water Baptism but It Does Not Complete Salvation

Graphic: Jesus commanded water baptism, but it does not complete salvation

Baptism is commanded and precious, but Christ’s blood forgives, His finished cross completes salvation, and faith receives it. Water obeys; it does not save.

Paul: Justified by Faith, Justified by His Blood
(Part 5 of 12)

Salvation in Jesus Christ, Part 5 of 12: Justified by Faith, Justified by His Blood. Romans 5:9 (KJV): “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Faith in Jesus Christ is the means. The blood of Jesus Christ is the basis.

Paul: justified by faith in Jesus Christ as the means, justified by His blood as the basis.

The Book of Hebrews:
Salvation Through Faith in Jesus Christ, His Shed Blood, and the Forgiveness of Sins

Graphic of a young woman reading a Bible in a library, with the words: Wow, I've read the whole book of Hebrews, and there is not a single verse that says water baptism saves or is for the remission, the forgiveness of sin. PrevailingWord.net

A KJV study of Hebrews 1-13 showing that the blood of Jesus Christ, not water baptism, is the ground of the remission of sins and eternal redemption.

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