Bible view of Salvation
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Words matter!
Words matter!
In a very controversial section of scripture it should not be, but it is. Words matter, words have meaning and have application. Today we are looking at Mark’s version of the great commission, simple words with simple application.
He wanted the gospel proclaimed to everyone (Mk16:15)
Those who believe and are baptized will be saved (Mk16:16)
Those who do not believe will be condemned (Mk16:16)
Words matter and simple words matter and still man has taken them and formed 5 common views of salvation from these simple Words.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
Maybe look at other version
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
How about another
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Just one more
Mk16:15-1
15 Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized is saved; whoever refuses to believe is damned.
I would ask, what did you see, what did you notice, what sticks out to you, but I think this is pretty obvious that in the translations and interpretations I just used the simple words have simple application.
What are the instructions given? (look at your bible and answer)
So if there is simple words with simple instructions are plan and simple, how do people get something different? Let’s look at the views together.
Our first view is groups who do not profess to be Christians, belief in Christ.
He who believes and is baptized shall not be saved
He who believes and is baptized shall not be saved
In this group, are actually two groups, Atheist’s and all who do not believe in Jesus.
Atheist do not believe in God, heaven, hell, or salvation of any kind. Many within this group are what are called humanist.
an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
That is from Oxford dictionary on humanism
All who do not believe in Jesus - this would include, but not limited to most Jews, Muslims, Hindu’s, etc.
These are people who believe in God or a divine being but not in Jesus Christ as the Son of God the Creator of all things
All who do not believe in Jesus - this would include, but not limited to most yehJews, Muslims, Hindus, etc. c. .
They believe in a salvation, most of them of a heaven, but not that salvation is found in Jesus.
Biblical view that debunks these groups here.
There is a God who offers salvation (1Tim2:3-4)
3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
what is God’s desire here?
Salvation does come through Jesus, and through Him alone (Jn14:6; 1Tim2:5-6)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
You could add Act4:12 too, but then we would keep going, but basically it says there is salvation in no other name.
Now if you look at what we read in Timothy and continued there
5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
what do you pick up here?
Simple words with simple instructions are just discarded. And that leads us to our next view.
He who does not believe and is not baptized will be saved
He who does not believe and is not baptized will be saved
This is the view of universalists, definition: a person who believes that all humankind will eventually be saved.
This group believes in God and the mercy and grace of God that is for all people.
Scripture taken out of context is used for this group (1Tim2:6)
6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
Look at the verse, and it by itself could be taken that way
5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
If all were to be saved why is there a mediator needed? Why would there need to be a ransom paid?
Biblical view that debunks this view
1Tim2:5-6 is in context and would remove that view
5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
If everyone is going to be saved, eventually, why is a mediator needed, why is a ransom given?
Paul’s warning Eph5:5-6 should be considered also.
5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
what do you see that debunks the everyone will be saved eventually, the universalist view?
simple words with simple application, and as simple Christians I do not think you would carry either of these beliefs, this now leads us to our next view.
He who does not believe and is baptized will be saved.
He who does not believe and is baptized will be saved.
Logically this view makes no sense at all, but there are many through their practices have this view.
View held by those who practice infant baptism
Baptism by sprinkling, pouring not immersion of those who are incapable of belief, of faith.
There are those that think that faith is not necessary that God gives faith, saving faith to the infant at baptism and is still saved and later confirmed
This is the view of those who believe in “original sin.”
that you are born into sin and are a sinner at birth and without baptism you are condemned because of Adam’s sin (original sin)
Biblical view that debunks this
Faith, belief is a prerequisite for baptism and salvation (Act8:35-37; Rom10:9-10)
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. 36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
37 And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
act8:37
What requirement(s) do you see here in this passage?
9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
What requirements do you see here?
(Baptizo definition picture)
The Greek word for baptism is Baptizo mean to dip, plunge, immerse.
Interesting fact to become a proselyte Jew you were baptized by immersion. And you would baptize a piece of clothing to dye it.
Baptism described as burial (Rom6;3-4; Col2:12)
3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
And add to that
12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
Did you know that there was no argument in the early church about baptism? Sprinkling, pouring was not introduced for several hundred years after Pentecost and the command to be baptized.
How about another piece of trivia, to become a Jew you had to be baptized by immersion to symbolize your death and rebirth, sound familiar?
(Traditions of man or God picture)
By keeping the traditions of men by sprinkling or pouring, we fail to keep the command of God. Jesus condemnation of displacing God’s commands with traditions of men (Mt5:3-9; Mk7-8) it was serious then, it is serious today.
Baptism of infants is without scriptural precedent or authority since there must be faith (Mk16:16; Act8:37) and repentance (Act2:38; Act17:30)
Infants are incapable of understanding, so they would not be candidates
Now, I do need to stop here for a moment for I would think that the people in this category are honest, sincere lovers of God and followers of Jesus, but are guilty of trading man made traditions vs. keeping to the simple words with simple application given by Jesus.
People in this group are not grouped with the Atheists and unbelievers, they believe in Jesus and worship him, but still are guilty of non-biblical view of salvation and baptism. This leads us to our next common view.
He who believes and is not baptized will be saved
He who believes and is not baptized will be saved
This is a very common view, and people in this group, for the most part are God loving, sincere people who love God but have by teaching or by misunderstanding been mislead from the simple words and simple application.
This is the faith only believers (Jn3:16)
(Faith only picture)
This is the most common view within Christiandome, or evangelical denominations.
Biblical view that debunks this
I think we need to take a few minutes and look at passages, so that we are fully prepared to, with love, respect, able to share with others what the Bible says, not for an argument but for knowledge of simple words with simple direction that were not argued on Pentecost.
Faith alone cannot save, Jesus words (Mt7:21; Lk6:46)
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
What is the command by Jesus here? What is the promise?
46 “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
21 “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
This saying by Jesus is a precursor isn’t it? One who does the will of the fath
What is the admonishment here?
Faith alone cannot save, Apostles words (Rom6:17-18; Jm2:14, 17, 20, 24, 26 and 1Pt1:22)
17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
What are we to do, how are we to do it? - obedient from the heart, to the teaching that you become committed to.
14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?
What do you learn about faith only in these verses?
Baptism essential according to Jesus (Jn3:5; Mk16:16; Mt28:18-20)
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Baptism essential according to apostles (ACt2:38; Act22:16; Col2:12-13; Tit3:5 and 1Pt3:21)
We know Act2:38, repent and be baptized for forgiveness of sins.
16 ‘Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’
What do you see, learn in this verse? - urgency for baptism to wash away your sins calling on His name.
12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,
Important fact to notice in this verse, who does the work here?
5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Who saves us there? How does He do it?
21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
What saves you?
I must stop here just for a few minutes (expound on faith believers and obedient believers; love of God and accepted by God according to the scripture) These are people that love God, that serve God, but have not obeyed God and that is a risky place to be I would rather be sure doing what the bible says then take a chance and not obey.
This leads us to the final view.
He who believes and is baptized shall be saved.
He who believes and is baptized shall be saved.
Simple words, simple application that there was no argument about at the time.
This view takes Jesus as His Words (Mk16:16)
A reminder of our passage today
16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
This view needs no further explanation, simple words, simple instructions
This view one must believe (Act8:36-37)
36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” 37 And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
This view one must be baptized to receive the blessings of God (Act2:38; Act22:16)
(Is baptism essential picture)
We have looked at several views today.
The humanist view that no one will be saved view of Atheists and others who do not believe in Jesus
The universalist view-all will be saved sometime regardless of faith.
The original sin view with infant baptism because born into sin
The faith only view - baptism if done is outward expression of inward change of salvation has already happened
The view of Jesus and His simple words with simple application.
(pray)