”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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” | Romans 10: 9-10

When it says, “They were all baptized of him in the river Jordan confessing their sins,” that does not mean prior to baptism they made a public confession of the sins they had committed.

It means they confessed they were so sinful they could only be saved by what baptism depicts!

My hope of salvation is that I was in Christ when He lived, died, and was raised from the dead.

I am so sinful I could not be saved any other way.

When men preach and believe that Christ lived for all men without exception, and died and was raised for all men without exception, yet some of those people will be in hell because they did not do their part, they deny the meaning of baptism, make salvation dependent upon human works, and deny the message of the Gospel.

While they are immersed in water, they have no idea of the meaning of baptism: union with Christ.

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

Click here to listen to the message “My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord” (31:32 minutes)

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 29 March, 2026 | Previous post date: n/a