Acts 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
I find it interesting that some people will easily fall into any of Satan’s traps of deception. The truth in the scriptures are fully clear and easy to see, however one who does not trust the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour is destined for the eternal lake of fire. People will use any scripture out of context to prove their heresy, however the bottom line is to believe Satan’s lie is to find oneself in the eternal lake of fire. God has made it unmistakably clear that salvation is in Christ and Christ only. Baptism was never a saving tool nor is works a saving tool. Salvation is in Christ Jesus and none other and to add anything to salvation outside of Christ makes Him, His death – burial – and resurrection, and His precious blood irrelevant. God makes it clear that the blood of Jesus washes away our sins and not just some of them but all of them. Ephesians 1:7 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” Now if baptismal waters or tap water in a tub is as significant as the blood of Jesus Christ then that does not say much about the blood of Jesus. 1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Now I ask; would you rather the blood of Jesus Christ wash your sins or tap water? I know it appears that baptism is part of salvation as some see it but it must be a mistake on their part, because Jesus Christ is a Saviour all by Himself. There is not one place in the entire scripture that declares one will go to hell for not being baptized but there are countless scriptures that declare that one will go to hell without faith in Christ. One cannot have full faith in Christ if they believe that baptism is a must for salvation. John 3:15 “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” How can this scripture be true if baptism or works is necessary for salvation. Is Christ not enough to save the sinner? If He is not then why believe in Him at all, or could it be that those that do not trust Him really don’t trust Him at all. Is one that works for salvation sin free? If so then what made him sin free? I see a lot of people that believe in works for salvation and their sins are as great as mine or greater, they are not sinless after repentance. God said; “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10 is this only before repentance? Does it all change since repentance? Do we have different rules once repentance comes? God said; “For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.” Romans 6:10 Christ died once and lives eternally so if we died with Him then why is it we have to die again. Are you saved everyday because you sin everyday, what are you going to do with those sins? In fact to be truthful we cannot draw one breath of air without sin. The truth is all that believe in works of any sort have in their hearts made the blood of Christ Jesus irrelevant. Folks, the scriptures are clear and could not be mistaken that that salvation is in the person of Jesus Christ and none other. To believe in anything else is to believe in make-believe. There are a lot of scriptures that are easily taken out of context but salvation is as clear as it can be and Jesus and Him alone is the Saviour of mankind. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. John 5:39 While you think you have eternal life the scriptures have declared that salvation is in Christ and Him alone. Baptism is good, works are great but neither one will save a sinner or even cleanse on single sin. Don’t be blinded by Satan’s lies and trust anything but the blood of Jesus because nothing can cleanse a sin or save a sinner out side of the blood of Jesus Christ.
