Good Point. I still don't agree with your argument though.
I was saved on December 8, 2004 in the sleeper of my truck in a rest area on I-80. I believed on Him and confessed my sins to Him. I then ask Him to take over every aspect of my life. I didn't get baptized until April or May of 2005. Are you saying that I did not have salvation until I was immersed in water?
In Christ
It’s not what I say that matters, it’s what God says through His Word. I encourage you to undertake the same study I did, and let the Word speak for itself. It truly changed my view.
A few more Scriptures:
2Corinthians 5:7 — 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Hebrews 11:1 — 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Acts 17:11 — 11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.