We unpack whether water baptism is necessary for salvation and return to the core claim that belief is God’s work in us. We trace key passages that show the Spirit saves and baptism celebrates, guarding the gospel from legalism.

• belief as the work of God and the basis of salvation
• faith defined as assurance, not human effort
• Romans and John on justification by faith apart from works
• Acts 2 read in context of repentance and the name of Jesus
• Saul’s calling and baptism as response to grace
• Holy Spirit given before water in Acts 10 and 11
• Mark 16 and the thief on the cross as clarifying examples
• warning against the yeast of legalism and added rules

Episode Page: https://wakinguptograce.com/true-baptism-no-water-required/

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