**BORN OF WATER is natural birth and Jesus makes this clear when he says born of the flesh is flesh**
No, you are trying to make it match man’s interpretation. Jesus didn’t say “that which is water is flesh”.
Furthermore, He starts out explaining this rebirth with someone already alive, and keeps that position. Even Nicodemas understood that; asking, how can a man enter his mother ‘s womb again.
And the apostles knocked themselves out baptizing souls, because they were commanded to do so.
Rightly dividing the Word is essential. Read my post #81 to see how much the ‘anti-baptism’ position overlooks.
Repent and be baptized does not mean the water washes away sin . Only the blood of Jesus washes away sin