If Baptism Doesn't Save Us, What Does It Do?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 1 August 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1022 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. I am planning a trip to Israel and was looking forward to being baptized again in the Jordan river. I know you have said once is enough. But is it ok to do it again for this special occasion?
2. I was baptized as an infant and I don't understand the repercussions of that. Can you help me understand the repercussions of baptism as a whole, I know it is in scripture, and that it doesn't save you, but I am not sure what else it signifies or means.
3. Are pastors ignoring the Final Judgment if they don't preach the fear of God?
4. How should I respond to those who refuse to forgive me?
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| 0:00.0 | If baptism doesn't save us, what does it do? |
| 0:09.3 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:14.3 | Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:17.0 | We pray that you had a wonderful weekend. |
| 0:18.9 | This is the radio program where we answer your |
| 0:21.6 | questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. You can call us right now with your |
| 0:26.4 | question at 8333-3-the-core. That's 1-833-843-243-2673. Now we have a YouTube channel, so you can go on |
| 0:35.5 | YouTube right now and watch Adriel Live in the studio and send him a question that way. |
| 0:40.5 | And, of course, you can always email us your question at questions at core Christianity.com. |
| 0:46.2 | First up, let's go to a voicemail that came in from one of our listeners last week. |
| 0:51.1 | Hello, I have a question in regards to baptism. |
| 0:54.6 | I was baptized, and I believe that it did take. |
| 0:58.3 | We were planning a trip to Israel, and I was looking forward to being baptized again in the Jordan River. |
| 1:04.9 | So I'm wondering what your thoughts are on this. |
| 1:07.8 | I know previously you said that once is enough, but this type of ceremonial type |
| 1:14.6 | baptism, possibly, I'm not sure. What are your thoughts? Thank you. Yeah. Well, once is enough. I mean, |
| 1:23.7 | if you've been baptized in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit in a church, in a Christian church, a solid Bible-believing church, you can't do that again. |
| 1:35.3 | In baptism, in baptism, first and foremost, is not something that we are doing. |
| 1:39.7 | Too often I think of, you know, people think that baptism is my act toward God. That's why they feel like, |
| 1:45.5 | you know, maybe it didn't stick because I don't know if I had enough faith or I don't know if I |
| 1:48.9 | had enough this, that or the other. Well, no, baptism is first and foremost something that God does. |
| 1:54.0 | God baptizes us, his people, through the minister. And it's based on God's word. And so if you've been baptized, you've been baptized. |
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