| John 3:16 reads, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." If a person receives eternal life when he believes, does he need to be baptized? |
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Believing in Christ is not just intellectually agreeing that He is Lord and Savior. True faith involves obeying His words (Lk 6:46-49). We are saved by grace through faith, but faith without deeds is not true faith (Jas 2:14-20). Even the demons believe that Jesus is the Son of God (Mt 8:28-29; Lk 4:41), but their belief is not true faith (Jas 2:19-20). We cannot dismiss the necessity of baptism since baptism is part of, and an act of, belief and faith in Jesus Christ (Mk 16:16; see Acts 16:30-33).
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