There is ONE baptism. That is by the Holy Spirit. I can toss you in the lake a hundred times, but it will not save you. It takes the work of the Cross. Death, burial and resurrection to save. Not being dunked in the water. Simple as that.
Amen, RetiredArmy. AMEN
Who ever said that being dunked in a lake would save you? Obviously the cross of Jesus is the only grounds for salvation. I doubt you read the article.
That is the Baptism John The Baptist spoke of. It is the blood Baptism of Jesus Christ the Baptism that comes the second of salvation by surrendering your soul too Christ. That alone is the Baptism that removes sin and saves. One may sense it or may not but it happens.
It took me a year maybe longer before I was Baptized. Big church and lots of people and I was about 12 or 13. My dad accepted Christ at about age 16 and didn't get baptized till in his 20's sometime. He accepted Christ walking on one of his favorite hunting spots. He sat down with a pocket NT and signed the profession of faith in the back of it and left it where he sat. GOD works in each person different as too where he leads them and in the time frames of steps they take.
Too anyone who feels they should be Baptized yes they should do so as it is The Holy Spirit likely leading the way. The same as going before the church in public profession. If the spirit says do it then Obey. These calls do not necessarily happen within minutes, days, weeks, or sometimes years of each other. For man to push someone into it when the Spirit has not lead them there is wrong. It accomplishes nothing.