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1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Why this matters

Paul states the gospel events: Christ died for sins, was buried, and rose the third day according to Scripture.

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Acts 10:47-48KJVPrimary
47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Why this matters

Peter commands Spirit-filled Gentiles to be baptized in the name of the Lord.

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Acts 19:1-6KJVPrimary
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Why this matters

Disciples with incomplete understanding are rebaptized in Jesus’ name and receive the Holy Ghost with tongues.

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Acts 2:37-38KJVPrimary
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Why this matters

The first post-resurrection gospel audience responds to conviction through repentance, baptism, and the promised Spirit.

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Acts 2:38KJVPrimary
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Why this matters

Peter commands repentance, baptism in Jesus Christ’s name for remission, and reception of the Holy Ghost.

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Acts 22:16KJVPrimary
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Why this matters

Ananias tells Saul to be baptized, wash away his sins, and call on the Lord’s name.

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Acts 8:16KJVPrimary
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Why this matters

Samaritan believers had been baptized specifically in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Why this matters

Salvation is God’s gift by grace through faith, creating believers for the good works God prepared.

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John 3:5KJVPrimary
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Why this matters

Jesus specifies the new birth as birth of water and Spirit.

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Luke 24:46-47KJVPrimary
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Why this matters

The risen Christ defines the saving message as His death and resurrection proclaimed with repentance and remission in His name.

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Matthew 28:19KJVPrimary
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Why this matters

Jesus commands disciples to baptize into the singular name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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Romans 6:3-4KJVPrimary
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Why this matters

Believers enter Christ’s death and burial through baptism and rise to walk in new life.

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1 Peter 3:20-21KJVPrimary
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Why this matters

Peter says baptism now saves as an appeal of a good conscience through Jesus Christ’s resurrection, not as physical washing.

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Colossians 2:12KJVPrimary
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Why this matters

Baptism is burial and resurrection with Christ through faith in God’s working.

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Acts 16:30-33KJVPrimary
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Why this matters

The jailer’s belief is formed by hearing the word and immediately expressed in baptism.

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James 2:17KJVPrimary
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Why this matters

Faith without corresponding action is dead by itself.

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James 2:24KJVPrimary
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Why this matters

James rejects a claim of justification by an isolated, workless faith.

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John 3:3KJVPrimary
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Why this matters

Jesus says entrance into God’s kingdom requires a birth from above.

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Romans 10:9-10KJVPrimary
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Why this matters

Heart-faith and open confession identify with the risen Lord; Paul describes believing allegiance, not a magic sentence detached from discipleship.

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Acts 2:39KJVPrimary
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Why this matters

The promise attached to Acts 2:38 extends to children, distant people, and all whom God calls.

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Galatians 3:27KJVPrimary
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Why this matters

Those baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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Hebrews 5:9KJVPrimary
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Why this matters

The perfected Christ is the source of eternal salvation to those who obey Him.

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Mark 16:15-16KJVPrimary
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Why this matters

The worldwide gospel commission joins faith and baptism while condemning unbelief.

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Mark 16:16KJVPrimary
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Why this matters

Jesus joins believing and baptism in the response to the preached gospel.

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