{"id":21273,"date":"2020-04-05T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T23:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=21273"},"modified":"2020-04-05T18:32:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T23:32:55","slug":"was-johns-baptism-able-to-save-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-johns-baptism-able-to-save-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Was John&#8217;s baptism able to save people?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Good morning sir,<\/p>\nI have been reading about the baptism of John and how he came to make a way for Jesus to come to be accepted, but I am confused about whether his baptism was able to save people before Jesus&#8217; baptism in Acts 2:38. If someone baptized by John died before Jesus&#8217; crucifixion, was that person saved through his baptism?\nThank you in advance for your help!\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>John&#8217;s baptism served several purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was in preparation for Jesus&#8217; coming (Matthew 3:3; John 1:7-8 also Mark 1:2-3; John 1:15,19-28).<\/li>\n<li>It was in preparation for the coming Kingdom (Matthew 3:2).<\/li>\n<li>It was for the remission of sins (Mark 1:4 also Luke 3:3-6).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like every other person who lived prior to the death of Jesus, a person was saved by obedience to God&#8217;s laws. That obedience was insufficient to save anyone, but once Jesus died, his sacrifice was applied to those who lived before as well as those who would come later. &#8220;<em>For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance<\/em>&#8221; (Hebrews 9:15).<\/p>\n<p>John&#8217;s baptism granted forgiveness of past sins and assuming a person remained faithful to God, he would be saved because of Jesus&#8217; death. Once Jesus died, the law changed. We now are required to be baptized with Jesus&#8217; baptism as a part of meeting the requirements for receiving the gift of salvation (Mark 16:16).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Good morning sir, I have been reading about the baptism of John and how he came to make a way for Jesus to come to be accepted, but I am confused about whether his baptism was able to save people before Jesus&#8217; baptism in Acts 2:38. If someone baptized by John died before Jesus&#8217;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[52,396,47],"class_list":["post-21273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-baptism","tag-john-the-baptist","tag-salvation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52771,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-could-jesus-baptism-save-before-his-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":0},"title":"How could Jesus&#8217; baptism save before his death?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I am a member of the Church of Christ. My son-in-law has decided to follow the Baptist teachings. I have done much study on baptism since his decision. I have studied many questions on your site. I am perplexed by your responses on one set of verses: John 4:1-2.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12721,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/baptisms-of-the-new-testament\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":1},"title":"Baptisms of the New Testament","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 4:1-6 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How is it that Paul talks of one baptism in Ephesians 4:5 when the New Testament speaks of more than one? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Baptism means immersion \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You can have different baptisms depending on what medium something is being immersed into, who administers the baptism,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37779,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-baptism-commanded-in-the-old-testament-at-the-time-of-john-the-baptist\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":2},"title":"Was baptism commanded in the Old Testament at the time of John the Baptist?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Was baptism commanded in the Old Covenant at the time of John the Baptist? I thought baptism was not commanded in the Old Testament for salvation. I have always heard that baptism was not commanded in the Old Testament. Am I missing something here? Mark 1:4 mentions John's baptism\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5702,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jesus-baptism\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":3},"title":"Jesus&#8217; Baptism","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Terry Wane Benton Jesus had no sins, and John was baptizing people who needed their sins washed away. When Jesus requested that John baptize Him, John \"tried to prevent Him, saying, \"I have need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?\" Baptism is for sinners\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29030,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/when-did-baptism-for-the-remission-of-sins-start\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":4},"title":"When did baptism for the remission of sins start?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In the \"Articles\" section, under Baptism, \"Answering Arguments Against Baptism\".\u00a0 You state that \"Baptism for the remission of sins did not begin until the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:37-38), so the thief (and Jesus) lived under the law of Moses.\" Please read Mark 1:4: \"John came baptizing in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14284,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-was-johns-baptism-different-from-jesus-baptism\/","url_meta":{"origin":21273,"position":5},"title":"How was John&#8217;s baptism different from Jesus&#8217; baptism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 9, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have some questions about John's baptism. 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