Amen, Amen!!!! Mankind is predisposed to think they must "do" something to save themselves. When we know Christ does it all by His grace, we will depend on Him more fully when we know we are helpless and He is all-powerful.
Albert Jesus Major said:
There’s a big difference between Holy Spirit baptism and water baptism, and they are not interchangeable.
1 Corinthians 12:13 (ππ π½)
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
That’s the baptism of the Holy Spirit, it happens the moment a person believes the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1–4 KJB). It places us into the Body of Christ, that is salvation.
Water baptism, on the other hand, is a public testimony, not the cause of salvation.
Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJB) makes it clear:
8 πππ π½π πππΌπΎπ πΌππ ππ ππΌπππΏ πππππππ ππΌπππ; and that πππ ππ ππππππππππ: ππ ππ πππ ππππ ππ πππΏ:
9 πππ ππ πππππ, ππππ πΌππ ππΌπ ππππππΏ π½ππΌππ.
Even in Acts, salvation came by believing, not water:
Acts 10:43–44 (ππ π½)
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
They were saved before water baptism (Acts 10:47–48):
47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone, not by any work, not even water."
Albert Jesus Major
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