IF YOU BELIEVE JUST HALF OF WHAT GOD SAYS?  by steve finnell

Is it possible to chose to believe half of what God says and still be saved?

Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.(NKJV)

Can you believe half of Mark 16:16 and still be saved?

First Half: He who believes will be saved.

Second Half: He who is baptized will be saved.

Can men deny the second half of what Jesus said and still be saved?

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Acts 16:31 So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."(NKJV)

1 Peter 3:20-21....were saved through water. 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(NKJV)

First Half: Believe and be saved.

Second Half: Baptism saves.

Is it possible to believe what Paul and Silas said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved" and reject what the apostle Peter said, "Which now saves us, namely baptism" and still be saved?

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Acts 2:38 And Peter replied, "Each one of you must turn from sin, return to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; then you also shall receive the gift, the Holy Spirit. (The Living Bible -Paraphrased)

First Half: Each one of you must turn from sin, return to God for the forgiveness of your sins; then you will receive the gift, the Holy Spirit.

Second Half: Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; then you will receive the gift, the Holy Spirit.

Can men believe the first have and deny the second half and still be saved?

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Can men believe only half of what God says about salvation and still be saved?