2. Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”

3. # 1 “He that believeth and is baptized shall not be saved.” SkepticAgnosticAtheist Do not believe That man is lost “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Rom. 3:23

4. # 2 “He that believeth not and is baptized shall be saved.” View that BAPTISM Alone saves Those who teach the necessity of Infant baptism !

5. # 2 “He that believeth not and is baptized shall be saved.”

6. # 3 “He that believeth and is not baptized shall be saved.” View of almost every religious Denomination in the world. View that FAITH Alone saves View that BAPTISM Alone saves

7. # 4 “He that believeth not and is not baptized shall be saved.” Believe that all souls will be finally saved Do not believe that faith or baptism are necessary View of the Universalist

8. # 5 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” View of Jesus “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Mark 16:16

9. # 5 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” View of Jesus “He that eats and digests his food shall be healthy, but he that does not eat shall die.”

10. # 5 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” Belief = faith – not faith alone Baptism = immersion - not baptism alone Saved = Comes with combination Harmonizes with rest of the N.T. Acts 2 1 Pet. 3:21

11. The Error of the first four views # 1 “He that believeth and is baptized shall not be saved.”  Does not believe in God, heaven or hell # 2 “He that believeth not and is baptized shall be saved.”  Faith is essential as well as repentance Ps. 14:1 Heb. 11:6

12. The Error of the first four views # 3 “He that believeth and is not baptized shall be saved.”  Faith alone cannot save # 4 “He that believeth not and is not baptized shall be saved.”  Some people will be lost Jas.2:17-24 2 Thes. 1:7-10

13. # 5 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” “He that believeth and is baptized shall be given a new car shall be given a trip to Disney shall be given a thousand dollars shall be saved The Truth

14. We can learn The Truth about Mark 16:16 2 Pet 3:16 “As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.” 2 Pet 3:16 Twist, pervert Ignorant

15. We can learn The Truth about Mark 16:16 2 Tim. 2:15 = Study – rightly divide Heb. 5:8-9 = obey – comply with 2 + 2 = 4 B + B = S

16. Hear Believe Repent Confess Be Baptized SALVATIONSALVATION

17. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com Sunday Morning October 1, 2006