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Originally Posted by Sam
I agree that baptism is important in the NT. There are about 20 stories of conversions in the Book of Acts and several times it is mentioned that the new converts follow up their conversion with water baptism. Water baptism seems to be done immediately after conversion and a confession of faith where it is mentioned. [B]But, to build a doctrine saying that a person is not saved without water baptism, and that a person does not have sins washed away without water baptism, and that a person does not have sins forgiven without water baptism on Acts 2:38 seems a little extreme.
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yeah.. that bible... it's extreme
yeah sam it's so important, yet in the end there is no spiritual realization to it by your view point. What a witness to others or confession? Still not a real spirtual realization in the life.