Failure to Accept the Obvious

The Views of

Mark 16:16

The Views of

Mark 16:16“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will

be condemned.”

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Belief

Baptism

He who believes and is baptized will NOT be saved;

Atheists, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc.

1 Tim 2:3-6; John 14:6

“Seeing, they do not see, hearing, they do not hear.”

He who DOES NOT believe and is NOT baptized will be saved;

Universalists

Matt 7:13-14; Eph 5:5-7

“Seeing, they do not see, hearing, they do not hear.”

Baptized

“Seeing, they do not see, hearing, they do not hear.”

He who DOES NOT believe and is baptized will be saved;

“Infant Baptism”Incapable of faith

(believing)Baptism:

Acts 8:35-38Salvation:

Romans 10:9-10Burial – Not Sprinkling:

Romans 6:3-4

He who believes and is NOT baptized will be saved;

View held by most

denominations today (salvation by

faith only)Faith alone can’t save:

Rom 6:17-18; Heb 5:9; James 2:14, 17, 20, 24, 26;

1 John 2:3-5Baptism is essential:

John 3:5; Mark 16:16; Matt 28:18-20; Acts 2:38; 22:16;

Gal 3:27; 1 Pet 3:21

Baptized

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; This view takes the

words of Jesus at face value….• No explanations necessary

• Jesus says what He means

We know what the Bible teaches….• One must believe (Acts 8:36f)

• One must be baptized to have sins forgiven (Acts 2:38; 22:16)

Which one of the five views of

Mark 16:16 do you hold to?

He who believes and is baptized will not be saved?He who does not believe and is not baptized will be

saved?He who does not believe and is baptized will be saved?

He who believes and is not baptized will be saved?He who believes and is baptized will be saved?Let us not be guilty

of:“seeing, yet do not see, and hearing, yet do not hear”