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==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
I do not believe that a person baptized in the second example can be excluded from the body of Christ solely on the basis of how they were baptized. | I do not believe that a person baptized in the second example can be excluded from the body of Christ solely on the basis of how they were baptized. What is important is not the exact words that are said. Rather, it is that it is clear that the person is making a public declaration of their faith in Jesus Christ through water baptism. It is important to understand that: | ||
#water baptism is not the means of salvation. The basis of condemnation is unbelief only. | #water baptism is not the means of salvation. The basis of condemnation is unbelief only. | ||
#While baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (or a similar variant) is the preferred method of baptism, it is also true that someone that is baptized in the | #While baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (or a similar variant) is the preferred method of baptism, it is also true that someone that comes to faith in Christ, publicly declares that faith and is then baptized in the Trinitarian formula, cannot be excluded from the church on any reasonable grounds. ''"Man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Sa 16:7.</ref> | ||
==Derivation from a Oneness Christology== | ==Derivation from a Oneness Christology== | ||