“Doctrinal Differences”

Sunday, April 14, 2013

I believe that you have to be baptized to go to heaven, but the church I might go to believes you don’t have to be baptized to go to heaven.  IF I join this church, and I still believe it in my heart that you have to be baptized, will I still get in to heaven even though the preacher who baptized me doesn’t?

Sincerely,
Asking For Directions

Dear Asking For Directions,

The church needs to be the pillar and ground of the truth in the local community (1 Tim 3:15).  If a congregation isn’t teaching the totality of what Jesus’ Word says, He promises to spit them out of His mouth (Rev 3:16).  Baptism is necessary for salvation (1 Pet 3:21, Mk 16:16, Acts 2:37-38).  If a church doesn’t teach baptism, it isn’t teaching salvation.  If a congregation can’t be trusted to preach and teach the truth about what it takes to become a christian… it can’t be trusted.  Whenever you join yourself to a local church, you are pledging your time, effort, and reputation to them.  Are you sure you want to attach yourself to a group that you wouldn’t trust to teach you about salvation?  If you would like help finding a faithful church in your area (that does properly teach the Bible), e-mail us at askyourpreacher@mvchurchofchrist.org, and we would be happy to help locate one for you.

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