Not Just The "Other" Pentecostals

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> ...in the other case, you are baptizing by *SOLVING* the formula. 
> The quote presents a puzzle -- an well formed formula, or WFF, that
> must be resolved with the set of support, or SOS, of the rest of the body
> of scripture.

I refuse to believe that God has made salvation a game or a joke. There
is nothing that needs to be solved in order to gain salvation...no mystery
that needs to be revealed.

We are saved by Grace through faith...nothing more, nothing less. To state
that our salvation is through our ability to solve puzzles, and interpret
biblical
mysteries is simply a farce.

Jesus did not go around giving quizzes to people before he healed them. He
simply stated, "Thy faith has made thee whole." We are getting to the point 
where we are basing our salvation on our OWN works, and not based simply
on the Grace of God.

Am I saying that water baptism is erroneous? Not at all...not by a long shot,
but
I would not tell a person he is saved BECAUSE he does it just the same as I
would not tell a person is is NOT saved because he does NOT do it.