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Question 21: If baptism is made an absolutely necessary commandment for salvation, will this not introduce a new papacy, and bring about salvation by works?

Answer: It has been testified sufficiently above that we do not seek to earn salvation with these simple works, but by faith in Christ alone. If it is to be a saving faith, it must produce works of obedience. Where that faith is not present which produces obedience (not according to the pope’s doctrine and command but rather by the command of Jesus the crucified), then no salvation is promised for a single work done without faith.

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Basic Questions and Brief and Simple Answers to the Same

Mack's foundational catechetical document from 1713, presenting basic religious questions with straightforward answers that address the fundamental beliefs of the Brethren movement as it emerged in Schwarzenau, Germany.

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