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WILL A NON-BELIEVERS BAPTISM WASH AWAY SINS? by steve finnell
Do non-believers receive forgiveness from sins when they are baptized in water?
If atheists and other non-believers
are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy
Spirit do they receive forgiveness from sins? Of course not.
John 8:24 Therefore, I said to you,
Your will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you
will die in your sins.(TBVOTNT)
Water baptism alone does not wash away sins. Non-believers will die in their sins.
Mark 16:16 He who has believed, and has been immersed, will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.(TBVOTNT)
Nonbelievers will be condemned.
Acts 3:19 Repent, therefore, and turn
again, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may
come seasons of refreshment from the presence of the Lord; (TBVOTNT)
Water baptism that is not preceded by
repentance is meaningless. There is no forgiveness without repentance.
Repentance means to change from unbelief to belief. Repentance means to
make a commitment to turn from sin and turn toward God.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, Let
each one of you repent and be immersed, in the name of Jesus Christ, in
order to the remission of your sins; and you will receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit.(TBVOTNT)
Atheists and other non-believers do not have their sins washed away by being immersed in water.
There is an age of accountability.
THERE WERE NO UNBELIEVERS BAPTIZED ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST NOR DID THE APOSTLES EVER BAPTIZE UNBELIEVERS.
NOTE: (TBVOTNT-The Better Version of The New Testament by Chester Estes)