Baptism is a public confession, in and of itself it does not convey salvation. Only the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to pay the penalty for our sins and redeem us is sufficient.
I certainly wouldn’t try to force anyone to become “in Christ”. But the Bible says that baptism is for remission of sins, just as the blood of Christ is.
You are correct sir. Water baptism is nothing more than a public confession, and besides showing every one where your allegence is, all it does is get you wet. Now, when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit dwells in them. I think I would consider THAT, to be baptised by the Holy Spirit into Christ. Physical baptism in physical water? No, even though I was water baptised in the swimming pool at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. I only did it because the Chaplain suggested I should, to show people where my heart was.