IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, ARE YOU STILL SAVED? by steve finnell

If a person complies with all of God's terms for salvation, but fails to understand that they are essential in order to be saved, will they still be saved? That is the question!

Acts 16:30-31....31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."(NASB)

If a person believes, but fails to understand that believing is essential to salvation, will that person still be saved? That is the question!

Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; (NASB)

If a person acknowledges Jesus as Lord and believes God raised Him from the dead, but does not understand that it is necessary for salvation, will he still be saved? That is the question!

1 Peter 3:21 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, (NASB)

If a person is immersed in water [baptized], but does not understand that baptism is required in order to be saved, will he still be saved? That is the question!

Mark 16:16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. (NASB)

If a person believes and has been immersed in water [baptized], but does not comprehend that believing and being baptized are absolutely necessary for salvation, will that person still be saved? That is the question!

Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(NASB)

If a person repents, that is, repents of their unbelief and makes an intellectual commitment to turn from sin, and is baptized, but does not understand that repentance and immersion in water are essential in order to the forgiveness of sins, is that persons sins still forgiven? Will he still receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? That is the question!