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Plain, Bible-based answers to the questions people ask us about the church of Christ, baptism, worship, and salvation.

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Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? A Straight, Biblical Answer

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
Yes, and we don’t think that turns salvation into something earned. We walk through Acts 2:38, 1 Peter 3:21, and Romans 6 to show why baptism and being saved are tied together in the New Testament.
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Decker Prairie Church of Christ vs. Presbyterian: Reading the Differences Straight From the Bible

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
Presbyterian teaching follows Calvinism and the Westminster Confession, with sessions and presbyteries above the local church. Here it is the New Testament alone, believer’s baptism by immersion, and a congregation that governs itself.
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Comparing Lutheran Teaching With the New Testament Pattern

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
Lutherans and this congregation agree on something rare, that baptism is tied to the forgiveness of sins. We part over the Book of Concord, faith alone, infant baptism by sprinkling, the real presence in the Supper, and a liturgy with an organ.
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Decker Prairie Church of Christ vs. Pentecostal: What Are the Differences?

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
Pentecostals expect tongues, prophecy, and miraculous healing today. We believe those gifts confirmed God’s message and finished when revelation was complete, and that difference shapes the singing, the order of the service, and what a Christian expects the Spirit to do.
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