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Agree, nothing about Baptism conflicts with the verse you provided:

4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

The only time baptism is referred to as a work, it is referred to as a work of God not man.

Colossians 2:
Col 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; 11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; 12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God , who raised Him from the dead.

This verse shows baptism:

1. You are buried with Him

2. Raised up with him

Faith = the one being baptized

Work = of God

It is God who washes away the sin, it is us who have faith he could do that. Baptism is NOT a work to justify our salvation through a system of perfect law keeping, Baptism is men having faith that God/Jesus can wash away our sins.

Acts 2:38 - Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sin, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit

Baptism is no more a work then Faith, Repentance

All the following verses talk about Baptism specifically in the context of salvation. In fact they all show it come before salvation.

Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:4; Acts 22:16 and 1 Peter 3:21

Look at water baptism as a point in time when God washes away your sins. Don't look at it as a work or anything your doing to EARN your salvation, but as a way to receive God's grace and forgiveness of sins.

>>Look at water baptism as a point in time when God washes away your sins. Don’t look at it as a work or anything your doing to EARN your salvation, but as a way to receive God’s grace and forgiveness of sins.

I agree.

Ezekiel 36

25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.