[davandbar]

I guess I can’t speak for all Baptists, by I, as a Fundamental Independent Baptist (our church is not bound to a convention, association, or hierarchy) was taught to trust in nothing for salvation but the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Soon after, I was shown Scripture about baptism. I was specifically shown it was NOT necessary for salvation (the thief on the cross next to Jesus wasn’t baptized), but was shown that if I gladly received Christ as Saviour (Acts 2:41) and that if I believed with all my heart (Acts 8:37), I should get baptized.

Essentially, I was taught that baptism (immersion) was something you did outwardly to show the inward decision you made in your heart to trust Christ—as opposed to being sprinkled as a baby as payment for sin.

The Christ that was hung on the cross, buried for three days, and risen again did that for me! I’m trusting him and no one else.

[smvoice]

I'm just giving the dispensationalist reasoning for not performing water baptism. That there is now “one baptism”, the baptism that the Holy Spirit performs to place us into the body of Christ, and water baptism would increase that number to two, obviously. It's not a make or break situation, the gospel of the grace of God is the pinnacle of both camps. The Body of Christ can stand differences, it makes for interesting Bible study!

[wastoute]

I have heard it said the thief on the cross was baptized. With nails. As was Our Lord, for a second baptism.