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Originally Posted by Kentucky Kid  Bruce to answer your question: how does one know they are saved- apart from feelings or baptism- by believing the gospel! All kinds of people can be baptized and will end up under the wrath of God; but all who believe the gospel will be in glory............believing the gospel (salvation conditioned on Christ alone) is the greatest assurance of our regeneration....................KK |
Hi KK,
I've posted in this thread quite a bit, so I really can't recall which one of my questions, rhetorical or actual, you are referring to... no matter, though.
I agree of course. And baptism is the gospel in a picture. If only we all could believe the Word just fine without extras! But God know how weak we are, and he accommodates us in our frailty. He knows what we need better than we do, and he decided we needed two visible, but very plain, signs of the New Covenant and its gospel. Hence, baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Praise the Lord!
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