RESPONSE ON ABLE DAMINA’S MESSAGE ON BAPTISM AND THE THIEF ON THE CROSS PART 1

Truth and Life Radio Abuja presents BOC Raw Truths, a bold, uncompromising platform where Scripture is allowed to speak without fear or favor. In a religious age where opinions, philosophies, and half-truths have blurred the line between sound doctrine and error, Felix Ekpenyong and Solomon Effiong pierce through the noise with the raw authority of God’s Word. Today’s message confronts the controversial teachings of Pastor Abel Damina on baptism and the thief on the cross—issues that strike at the very heart of salvation. When leaders dismiss baptism as “mere swimming” or deny its role in salvation, they endanger countless souls. But the Bible declares plainly, “He that believes and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16). The question then is not what tradition or philosophy says, but what the Scriptures reveal.

In this broadcast, the veil of confusion is torn away as the truth of baptism is laid bare: from Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch to the words of Christ Himself, salvation is inseparably tied to obedience in baptism. Wrong interpretations cannot erase the power of God’s command or the example of early believers who “went down into the water” and rose rejoicing in newness of life. John the Baptist and the thief on the cross lived under the Mosaic law, but after Christ’s resurrection, the command changed—the gospel commission demands faith and baptism for salvation. Listeners are left with a haunting yet liberating challenge: Will you follow men’s voices that strip the gospel of its power, or will you obey the unchanging Word of God that alone leads to eternal life? This is not just a debate—it is a call to discernment, a call to action, and above all, a call to truth.