IS BAPTISM NECESSARY FOR SALVATION? AN EXEGESIS OF 1 CORINTHIANS 1:17 (PART 1)
Does “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel” in 1 Corinthians 1:17 make immersion (baptism) a non-binding ordinance to the Jews and an optional matter to the Gentiles?
The Negative Case by Eusebio Tanicala, PhD
Does “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel” in 1 Corinthians 1:17 make immersion (baptism) a non-binding ordinance to the Jews and an optional matter to the Gentiles?
INTRODUCTION
The affirmative contention is that immersion (baptism) in water is…
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