Works for me.
Romans 10:13-15 New International Version
13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Nothing about getting wet here.
**...wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
Works for me.**
(So, what works for you is omitting the first half of the verse?)
**Romans 10:13-15 New International Version....
Nothing about getting wet here.**
Let’s see, yes, there are chapters before chapter 10 in Romans.
“To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints...” (Rom. 1:7)
And how DID these folk become beloved of God, called to be saints?....
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism unto death:...” Rom. 6:3,(and 1st part of verse 4)
That’s not Holy Spirit baptism. Because the likeness of that is mentioned here....
“...that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (rest of verse 4)
And how did that conversion happen?...
“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.” Rom. 6:17,18
And indeed, Paul confirms he’s writing to Spirit-filled souls....
“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Rom. 8:9
There are preachers preaching, but many are not preachers sent by God. I liken them to David’s messenger Ahimaaz, who ran without the most desired part of the message David wanted to hear (2 Sam. 18:19-32).
God doesn’t leave out the details of conversion (for those that don’t know them). If they already know them, (as did the churches that the epistles were written to), they don’t need to be told the details again. Although those details are alluded to from time to time, as Romans testifies.
In my first 28 years (while attending a Calvinist church) I simply can’t recall Acts 2:38 ever being quoted by the minister. Maybe they are taught at seminary to avoid it.