Salvation / Baptism 373. What is faith? 374. How do we get faith? 375. Is water baptism necessary to salvation? Please send supporting scriptures. 376. Can a person save himself? 377. Can a person have his sins remitted (be saved) before or without baptism? Can one go to heaven if he or she has not been baptized? 378. If one is baptized by immersion into a denomination, does one need to be baptized again? 379. Why isn’t it necessary for a Christian who falls away to be rebaptized to be restored to one’s salvation? 380. If none can be saved outside the church without baptism, how is it that Jesus saved many without the church or baptism when He was on the earth? 381. Is there a difference between being “born again” and being “baptized?” Can one be sanctified without baptism or without being born again? 382. What action must a Christian take when he sins in order to continue in the faith? 383. Does the New Testament authorize the practice of sprinkling and pouring as baptism? 384. Is it necessary to be a member of the Catholic Church, Pentecostal Church or any other church in order to be saved? 385. Is the purpose of water baptism to lead us to a “good conscience,” or is it “for the remission of sins?” 386. Is the baptism of Acts 2:38 water baptism or Holy Spirit baptism? 387. What is meant by, “We are saved by faith, but not faith alone?” 388. Why is baptism necessary in our lives? 389. What is the baptism of Matthew 28:18-20? 390. Which baptism in the New Testament is right, Matthew 28:19 or Acts 2:38? 391. Who will enter eternal life? 392. Where in the Bible does it say that baptism forgives sins? The KJV says that Christ’s blood forgives sin. 393. Why do some not see the importance of baptism? 394. If one has to be baptized to be saved, why did Jesus not say in the latter part of Mark 16:16 “But he that believeth not and is baptized not shall be condemned?” 395. What about the thief on the cross? 396. John 1:12 says that those who receive Christ have been given the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name. Does this mean that our sins still remain before we are baptized? 397. What things must a sinner admit? 398. What does it mean to believe? 399. Is not the statement, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit for the remission of sins” a prayer? If it is, how can God hear a heathen’s prayer? 400. Some teach that to baptize “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost” is wrong; that we must baptize “in the name of Jesus only.” They further teach that this phrase must be stated as one is being baptized. Is this right? 401. If a Christian is not available, and one has learned the Gospel and wishes to be baptized, can a non-believer (male or female) baptize him? 402. It is true that Judas Iscariot baptized people, but this was before he betrayed Jesus, and it was while the Law of Moses was in force. Is this not the same as Jesus forgiving the thief on the cross? In other words, we can’t use this example today, because we are under the Law of Christ. 403. Is a person lost or saved by the deeds of others? 404. There are children of Methodist parents whom we have taught and who have come to a knowledge of the truth. They have requested baptism. If the children are baptized their parents, who hold positions in the Methodist Church, may send them out of their homes and discontinue school support. What should we do? 405. Does Ephesians 4:5 teach that there is only one baptism or does it mean that the baptism we get is one in Jesus alone? What about the baptism of Holy Spirit and fire? 406. Is it proper to wear a bathing cap when being baptized to preserve a hair-do or permanent? 407. How can we immerse during the dry seasons when the rivers are dried up? Must we travel to far away rivers? Must we wait for the rainy season? 408. Does Acts 19:5 refer to baptism in the Holy Spirit? 409. How can I, as a Christian, know when I repent and pray that I have truly been forgiven? 410. >If a man embezzled billions in government money and used it to build houses and factories, purchase automobiles, and to marry, how can he make restitution when he becomes a Christian (Luke 19:1-8)? 411. Can a woman be saved who is involved in witchcraft? 412. Would you please explain John 3:16 as relates to our salvation? Does it not teach that we are saved at the point of belief? 413. Does not John 10:27-29 teach that one cannot fall from grace? 414. Since none can enter heaven without New Testament baptism, will those who lived before the New Testament be able to enter in? What was the importance of Christ’s death to those who lived before the New Testament? 415. What kind of baptism did Paul and Silas use to baptize the Jailer and all his family (Acts 16:30-33)? 416. What can I do to help another friend who believes she will be saved by her good deeds alone? 417. How can our inner man be changed?