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Re: Baptism: Essential or Not
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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
Corneilius received the Holy Spirit before being baptized thats true. Yet as soon as he was finished speaking in tongues he and all his household were COMMANDED by the Apostle Peter be BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.
I WONDER WHY?
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Peter commanded Cornelius and his household to be baptized because neither he nor the Jewish brothers with him could deny that God had purified their heart by faith.
Acts 15:9 "And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."
If the hearts been purified by faith, the new believer should be baptized. After you've believed with the heart, it's time to make confession with the mouth, and the water of baptism is a perfect place to confess Christ.
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