[one Lord one faith one baptism]

” get in the water to proclaim in status”

So says the tradition of men.

The Scriptures teach something completely different.

The Scriptures declare baptism saves us.
The Scriptures declare baptism is for remission of sins.
The Scriptures declare baptism is for receiving the Holy Spirit.
The Scriptures declare baptism places one in Christ.

Funny how the Church left behind by the Apostles taught baptism as it is found in the Scriptures, as evidenced by the writings of the Church Fathers.

The whole tradition of men that baptism is for obedience or a public declaration of the salvation which had already occurred did not appear on the world stage until the 16th century.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “The Scriptures declare baptism saves us.
The Scriptures declare baptism is for remission of sins.
The Scriptures declare baptism is for receiving the Holy Spirit.
The Scriptures declare baptism places one in Christ.” <<

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Not the kind of “Baptism” you’re talking about!!!!

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[redleghunter]

So it’s your claim one is justified by baptism?

If so, Christ never had to be crucified and then rise again.

We would only need the testimony and ministry of John the Baptist. No need for all those epistles on what’s the true meaning of the Gospel. That means Paul should have preached justification by immersion in water.