Memory Dust
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I would like to hear what people here think. I definitely say no, and am about to do a debate on it on another website.
Let me use a simple syllogism. I of course will be using more proof in the actual debate, but for now I'll just use this. When the debate starts I might post some more arguments here.
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P.1 Salvation was gained without baptism.
Conclusion: Baptism is not necessary for salvation.
If I am able to prove premise one, then I prove that baptism is not essential.
Defense of first premise:
P.1 The thief on the cross, next too Jesus went too heaven the night he died.
P.2 The thief could not have been able to have been baptized as he repented on the cross, and died shortly after on the cross.
Conclusion: If someone has gone too heaven without being baptized that means baptism is not essential to salvation. The thief went to heaven without being baptized therefore salvation was gained without baptism, and thus baptism is not essential to salvation.
Let me use a simple syllogism. I of course will be using more proof in the actual debate, but for now I'll just use this. When the debate starts I might post some more arguments here.
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P.1 Salvation was gained without baptism.
Conclusion: Baptism is not necessary for salvation.
If I am able to prove premise one, then I prove that baptism is not essential.
Defense of first premise:
P.1 The thief on the cross, next too Jesus went too heaven the night he died.
P.2 The thief could not have been able to have been baptized as he repented on the cross, and died shortly after on the cross.
Conclusion: If someone has gone too heaven without being baptized that means baptism is not essential to salvation. The thief went to heaven without being baptized therefore salvation was gained without baptism, and thus baptism is not essential to salvation.