“Yet if one took your beliefs and tried to find anyone in history that would have agreed with you, it would be the same number as references to water baptism in the Bible.”
Hmmmm...
“And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.”
It appears the Ethiopian eunuch found that water in baptism that you’ve searched for!
God mentions the water 4 times to help those with hydrophobia be convinced water exists in baptism.
Notice the eunuch said what prevents me from being baptized, not what prevents me from being water baptized.
Again, no one ever refers to water baptism in the Bible, it is always called just baptism.
Why? Because there is only one baptism, not two.
Also, notice Philip didn’t say since you have been spiritually baptized, you can now be water baptized. Philip baptized him, because up to that point, both he and the eunuch realized he had not yet been baptized.
When you let the Scriptures speak, it really isn’t that hard.