2. The Gospel:
What Jesus Commanded

3. (Mark 16:15-16) And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

4. Does Belief Alone Save?
(Luke 8:12) …lest they should believe and be saved. (John 3:18) "He who believes in Him is not condemned… (John 3:36) "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life… (1 Peter 2:6) …he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." (NKJV)

5. Things that also save us…
Enduring till the end (Mat. 10:22; 13:13)
The Blood of Christ (Ac. 11:14)
Confession (Rom. 10:10)
Repentance (2 Cor. 7:10)
The Gospel (Rom. 1:16)
Grace (Eph. 2:5)
The Life of Christ (Rom. 5:10)
By God’s Mercy (Tit. 3:5)
By God’s Patience (2 Pet. 3:15)
Faith (1 Pet. 1:9)
Christ’s Appearance (Heb. 9:28)
Obedience to Christ (Heb. 5:9)
Christ’s Suffering (Heb. 2:10)
Christ Himself (1 Thess. 5:9)
The Holy Spirit (2 Thess. 2:13)
Working it Out (Phil. 2:12)
Preaching (Ac. 16:17)
Remission of Sins (Lk. 1:77)
Works (Jas. 2:26)

6. (1 Peter 3:21) There is also an antitype which now saves us--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

7. (Acts 16:32-34) Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.

8. (Acts 16:32-34) Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.

9. (Luke 23:43) And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

10. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Was the thief baptized? - We don’t know.

11. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Matthew 26:28)
"For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Was the thief baptized? - We don’t know.

12. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Hebrews 9:16)
For where there is a testament (i.e. new covenant - MDM), there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Was the thief baptized? - We don’t know.
The death of Jesus brought about a new covenant.

13. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Romans 6:8)
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,
Was the thief baptized? - We don’t know.
The death of Jesus brought about a new covenant.
We must die WITH Jesus.

14. Proof Belief Alone Can Save? (Spoken AFTER Jesus died.)
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Matthew 28:19)
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
(Spoken AFTER Jesus died.)
The thief was not required to be baptized.

15. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Matthew 9:2)
Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
The thief was not required to be baptized.

16. Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
Thief on the Cross:
Proof Belief Alone Can Save?
(Matthew 9:6-7)
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" --then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." And he arose and departed to his house.
The thief was not required to be baptized.
Jesus has the power to forgive sins.

17. (John 3:5) Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Spirit

18. (Acts 2:38) Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (NKJV)
Holy Spirit

19. (1 Corinthians 6:11) …But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
By the Spirit

20. (Titus 3:5) not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit
of the Holy Spirit

21. (1 Pet. 1:2; 2 Thess. 2:13) “sanctification of the Spirit”

22. (Col. 2:1-12) “…through faith in the working of God…”

23. “As we are lepers in sin, we are made clean from our transgressions by means of the sacred water and the invitation of the Lord. Thus we are spiritually regenerated as newborn infants, even as the Lord declared, ‘Except a man be born again through water and the Spirit, he shall not enter the kingdom of Heaven.’” (John 3:3) - Irenaeus

24. “All Ancient Christians (without the exception of one man) do understand that the rule of the savior, John 3:5…all mention that text, from Justin Martyr down to Augustine do so apply it. Neither did I ever see it otherwise applied in any ancient writer. I believe Calvin was the first that ever denied this place to mean baptism. He gives another interpretation, which he confesses to be new.” – William Wall, The History of Infant Baptism William Wall, The History of Infant Baptism As quoted by Ken Craig, The Big Picture of the Bible, pp. 44

25. (Matthew 28:19-20) "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

26. Hear & Believe in the Gospel (Mk. 1:15)
Confessing & Repenting of Sins (1 Jn. 1:9; Lk. 13:3)
Confessing Christ (Mat. 10:31-32)
Baptism: Dying w/Christ (Ac. 2:38; Rom. 6:3)
Enduring w/Faithful Life (Mat. 24:13)

27. (Matthew 7:14) "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.