If Baptism Saves You Then Jesus Is A Liar

Why do I say that? Because 
Jesus Christ told the 
repentant thief hanging on 
the cross next to Him that 
that very day that thief 
would be with Him (Jesus) 
in Paradise. Now that 
thief would never have a 
chance to be baptized 
before he died on that 
cross, and yet Jesus 
Christ promised this 
man that he would be 
in Paradise with Jesus 
that very day! If you 
need to be baptized in 
order to be saved and 
get into heaven, then 
Jesus Christ lied to that 
man. And if Jesus lied, 
then Jesus is a sinner 
just like the rest of us 
and He never could be 
the Saviour of this world! 

And now to 
continue this 
study on baptism from 
God's Holy Word, the 
King James Bible, 
please keep 
reading.

Here is why what Jesus 
said to the dying thief 
is so important to our 
understanding that
baptism (SOMETHING
WE DO) does not, and 
cannot, save us! 

If we could earn our 
salvation by being 
baptized, then Jesus 
Christ died for no 
reason!

As Jesus Christ hung 
dying on the cross, one of 
the criminals who was 
hanging on a cross next 
to Him stated that Jesus 
was innocent (sinless)
and had done nothing 
to deserve death. But 
the thief admitted that 
he himself was guilty 
of this punishment. 
That means that this 
criminal believed 
Jesus to be innocent 
of any crime, and 
that he recognized
that he (the thief) was
a sinner and he was 
sorry for his sins. 
But there is more 
to the story...

This thief then 
called Jesus Lord 
and asked Jesus to 
remember him 
when He came 
into His kingdom, 
meaning this thief 
recognized that 
Jesus was a King 
who had a kingdom. 
Jesus responded to 
that thief by telling him 
that he (the thief) would 
be with Him (Jesus Christ) 
in Paradise THAT DAY! 

I repeat this because it 
is important to know:
Now, this thief would 
never have a chance to be 
baptized to 'earn' his way 
to heaven and yet Jesus 
Christ told him that he 
would be with Him 
that day in Paradise! 
God was showing us 
proof according to His 
Son, the Lord Jesus 
Christ, that you do not 
need to be baptized to 
get into heaven!

I repeat this: If you 
have to be baptized 
(SOMETHING WE DO
to be saved from 
your sins then 
Jesus Christ died 
for no reason!

Jesus Christ was 
baptized - not to 
be saved from his
sins because He
was sinless - but 
to obey God's
command. Baptism
in the Bible was
always done AFTER
someone had repented
of their sins and then
trusted Jesus Christ
as their Saviour, and
to witness to others
about God's grace 
and mercy in saving 
them from their sins.

John the Baptist said he 
baptized people with water 
"unto repentance". In other 
words baptism is a witness 
to God and to others that 
we have repented of our 
sins and accepted Jesus 
Christ as our Saviour 
BEFORE BEING 
BAPTIZED.

Matthew 3:11  

I indeed baptize you 
with 
water unto repentance
but he that cometh after 
me is mightier than I 
[Jesus Christ], whose 
shoes I am not worthy to 
bear: he shall baptize 
you with the Holy 
Ghost, and with fire: 

Who then should be 
baptized? This is not 
my opinion. This 
information is from 
God's Holy Word, the 
King James Bible. 

Only those who are old 
enough to have 
repented of their sins 
(are sorry enough to turn 
away from their sins) and 
have trusted Jesus Christ 
as their personal Saviour 
should be baptized. 

Nowhere in the Bible 
does 
it say to baptize babies 
because they are not old 
enough to make the choice 
to repent of their sins and 
choose to accept that Jesus 
Christ died on the cross and 
rose from the dead to pay 
for their sins. 

There are many 
verses 
in the Bible that say 
believers in Jesus Christ 
were saved from their sins 
by repenting of them FIRST, 
and THEN they were 
baptized. Here is just one 
example...

In the following 
Bible 
verses Jesus Christ's 
disciple, Philip, tells the 
Ethiopian eunuch that 
he must believe first 
that Jesus Christ is 
the Son of God, 
then he could be 
baptized. 

Acts
8:37 And Philip said, If 
thou believest with all 
thine heart, thou mayest. 
And he [the eunuch] 
answered and said, 
believe that Jesus 
Christ is the Son of 
God.

8:38 And he 
commanded 
the chariot to stand still: 
and they went down both 
into the water, both Philip 
and the eunuch; and 
[then] he baptized him.

Another example is:
Peter, one of Jesus 
Christ's disciples, told 
people that they needed 
to repent of their sins 
(be sorrowful enough to 
ask God's forgiveness 
of their sins) before 
they were baptized. 
Once again, the baptism 
was an act of obedience 
to God after they had 
repented of their sins 
and asked God in 
heaven for forgiveness 
of their sins. 

Acts 2:38 

Then Peter said unto 
them, 
Repent, and be baptized 
every one of you in the 
name of Jesus Christ for 
the remission of sins, and 
ye shall receive the gift of 
the Holy Ghost.

In this next verse Peter 
preached to this large crowd 
of people, and three 
thousand people received 
the gospel of Jesus 
Christ that he was 
preaching; and THEN 
AFTER THE PREACHING 
AND GLADLY RECEIVING 
THE GOSPEL OF 
SALVATION THROUGH 
JESUS CHRIST 
THEN THEY WERE 
BAPTIZED.

Acts 2:41  
Then they that [FIRST] 
gladly received his 
word were [THEN]
baptized: and the same 
day there were added 
unto them about three 
thousand souls.

Philip, another of Jesus 
Christ's disciples, 
preached the gospel of 
Christ, and people 
believed [FIRST], and 
[THEN] afterward they 
were baptized.

Acts 8:12
But when they 
believed 
Philip preaching the things 
concerning the kingdom of 
God [FIRST]and the name 
oJesus Christ, [THEN] 
they were baptizedboth 
men and women.

Is baptism more 
important 
than salvation? Paul (who 
wrote most of the New 
Testament) says it is not. 
He is not saying that 
baptism is unimportant; 
just that SALVATION is 
more important and that 
it must come BEFORE 
baptism. 

1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ sent me not to 
baptize, but to preach the 
gospel: not with wisdom 
of words, lest the cross of 
Christ should be made of 
none effect.

Baptism is important. 
Jesus 
Christ's last command to 
His disciples was to teach 
His Word and to baptize 
all nations. But He 
commanded us to share
the gospel of salvation
with everyone we can;
and baptism comes after
the salvation from sins.

Matthew
28:18 And Jesus 
came 
and spake unto them, saying, 
All power is given unto me in 
heaven and in earth.

28:19 Go ye therefore, 
and 
teach all nationsbaptizing 
them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost:

28:20 Teaching them 
to 
observe all things 
whatsoever I have 
commanded you: 
and, lo, I am with you 
alway, even unto the end 
of the world. Amen.

Our baptism is a 
public 
witness to others that we 
have repented of our sins 
and are now followers of 
Jesus Christ, and to testify 
how He has changed us 
from the inside out – and 
will continue to change us 
to become more like Him 
as we study God's Holy 
Word, the King James 
Bible, and use it to guide 
our daily lives to bring 
honor and glory to God 
our heavenly Father 
in all that we do and say;
and hopefully, our lives
will reflect Jesus Christ 
and will draw others to us
to find out why we have
joy and peace and hope,
and that hopefully, they 
will then accept Jesus
Christ as their personal
Saviour, too.

And now if you would like
to know how to be saved
from your sins and know
that you are going to
heaven when you die,
God's Holy Word, the 
King James Bible, tells
us how. 

Agree with God in  
heaven that you are 
sinner and need 
Saviour. GOD SAYS 
WE ARE ALL 
SINNERS. But keep 
reading because 
there is Good News 
for you: 

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, 
and come short of the
glory of God;

Believe that Jesus 
Christ, the Sinless Son 
of God, shed his blood
on the cross to pay 
for your sins (and 
mine). Three days later 
He rose from the dead. 

Romans 5:8  
But God commendeth 
his love toward us, in 
that, while we were 
yet sinners, Christ
died for us.

Repent of trusting in 
anything or anyone 
other than Jesus
Christ (i.e. baptism, 
good works, tithes
man-made church rules 
or traditions, or religious 
ceremonies) to save you.

Titus 3:5
Not by works of
righteousness which we 
have done, but according 
to his mercy he saved us, 
by the washing of 
regeneration, and 
renewing of the Holy 
Ghost;

Jesus said that we do 
not get to heaven by our
good works (stuff we
have done). See verses
7:22 and 7:23 below!

Matthew
7:21 Not every one that 
saith unto me, Lord, 
Lord, shall enter into 
the kingdom of heaven; 
but he that doeth the 
will of my Father which 
is in heaven. 

7:22 Many will say to 
me in that day, Lord, 
Lord, have we not 
prophesied in thy 
name? and in thy 
name have cast 
out devils? and in 
thy name done 
many wonderful 
works? 

7:23 And then will I 
profess unto them, 
I never knew you: 
depart from me, ye 
that work iniquity. 

Accept God's Free 
Gift of eternal life 
through his Sinless 
Son, the Lord Jesus 
Christ. It is a free gift 
to you, but it cost Jesus
Christ his life! You do 
not have to work to 
earn a Gift - It is free!

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is 
death; but the gift of 
God is eternal life 
through Jesus Christ 
our Lord.

God tells us that as 
many as received 
Jesus Christ as their
Saviour and believed 
on his name (trusted
him as Saviour), he 
gave them power to 
become the sons 
(and daughters) of 
God the Father in 
heaven! 

John 1:12
But as many as received 
him [trusted Jesus], to
them gave he power to 
become the sons of God, 
even to them that 
believe on his name.

So, if you confessed to
God in heaven that you 
are a sinner in need of
a Saviour, and you 
believe that Jesus Christ
died for your sins and 
that God raised him 
from the dead, then 
you shall be saved. 

Romans 10:9  
That if thou shalt confess 
with thy mouth the Lord 
Jesus, and shalt believe 
in thine heart that God 
hath raised him from 
the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. 

And when you die, you 
will go straight to heaven
to be with Jesus Christ 
forever and ever! The
following Bible verse
is one of my favorites.
It gave me comfort when
I went through double
breast cancer surgery
for I knew that if I died
on the operating table
I would immediately be
in heaven with Jesus!
Knowing that is why I
no longer fear what 
comes after death. 
What freedom there is 
in knowing that!

2 Corinthians 5:8  
We are confident, I say, 
and willing rather to be 
absent from the body, 
and to be present with 
the Lord.

One note to all dear 
Catholics: The Catholic
church says that it is 
wrong to believe that 
you can know you are 
saved before you die. 
Please think about
this: God is a God of 
love. After all he sent
his Son to die for your
sins so you could be
with him in heaven for
eternity! That is love!
Why would a God of love
want you to worry all of
your life whether you will 
go to heaven or hell when
you die? God in heaven 
wants us to have peace 
and joy in this life as we 
live for him and draw 
others to him as their 
Saviour. Only a cruel 
God would want us 
worried and stressed 
about what comes after 
death. But GOD LOVES
YOU and wants you to 
have peace knowing that
you are saved now and 
can know now that you 
are going to heaven when
you die! Please trust your
loving heavenly Father's 
Holy Word (the King James
Bible) when God tells you 
that you will be with Him 
after death if you trusted
Jesus Christ as your 
Saviour!

And now that you have 
become a Christian, it
is important to learn how
to live a life that glorifies
God in heaven who gave
you the Gift of salvation.
Link here to my Bible
study on 'What Do I Do
Now That I Am Saved?'