[graycamel]

You're the only one who is right on this entire threads. Must be all Catholics here, hypersensitive ones at that.

[Berean]

I'm not Catholic and I can clearly see that the Lord has commanded us to be baptized in order to obtain salvation. Following Christ's sacrificial death for our sins and His resurrection, there is not one example of anyone being saved that does not include baptism. I think that might be important in light of:

Mark 16:16
He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

I have never found an instance in the New Testament where anyone is converted and (always) baptized where the baptism was referred to as a "Spirit baptism"

Neither do the words "ask Jesus into your heart" or any similar such statement appear in scripture. Instead of trying to make the Bible validate our own beliefs, how about we take God at His Word?

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, " Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit