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I find it interesting that you ay we must be baptized because that is what the Lord has commanded. It is true that we are told to do it, but we are also told not to sin. We all do it, on a daily recurring basis. But that is not held against us, because we are not perfect. We are forgiven. So why would this forguiveness not extend to those who do not get baptized? Couldn't that just be another mistake we make? Another sin? You can kill someone and be forgiven, but a sinless man who does not get baptized goes to hell? Something about the equation seems flawed. Because of the idea of forgiveness, I always thought being a Christian was about trying to be a good person. No by always being perfect, but by TRYING. So if a man tries his whole life to be a Christian, shouldn't he get some kind of credit for that? And if faith is nothing without acts, can the same be said in reverse? If a man does good acts in his life, can it be said that he must have some faith? How can a man who does good acts, has faith in the lord, and tries his best, be denied heaven because he was never immersed in water? That sounds too much like legal technicalities, something I thought would be left behind on the mortal plane.
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