What Is That to Thee?

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     "How often we are concerned as to whether certain people are saved and will enjoy eternal life. We examine the validity of their baptism: whether the words uttered over them before their immersion are the correct scriptural formula; whether the one immersed understands the meaning and significance of the act; or whether the immersion was 'for the remission of sins.' In how many cases does the person immersed understand all the meaning or appreciate the blessings attached to the ordinance? If God should make our salvation dependent upon our knowledge, 'who then can be saved'? Salvation is of the Lord; it is His gift. It is better to obey just what He commands, and not to go beyond what is written. God is perfectly able to carry out His own business without our deciding matters for him." -- Carlton Melling in "The Scripture Standard."