Yes, it is well and good so long as one understands that it is only by the cleansing blood of Jesus that sins can be washed away. Some probably believe that foot washing, bead counting, and holy kissing are requirements for salvation as well.
The difference is Jesus said it he never said anything about kissing beads or foot each of and salvstion but
baptism he did connect to salvation
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
A fundamental difference is Jesus never said “ kiss beads and be saved , or wash feet and you’ll be saved “ baptism is
basic Christian doctrine kissing beads is man made tradition as Christian’s we want to reject the man made traditions and accept and embrace the things God established for things like
remission of sins that’s really important that we have our sins remitted before we come near to hear jesus
It’s why John began preaching baptism before Jesus preached the gospel it’s preparatory knowledge to inow your sins have been remitted this allows us to come to him with a clear conscience and begin to learn from jesus our lord
“The
beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Which shall prepare thy way before thee.
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were
all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.”
Mark 1:1-2, 4-5
And then the church after Jesus died for our sins and rose who first heard of the messiahs death and resurrection and then heard about baptism into his name for remission of sins and believed
“Now when
they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and
brethren, what shall we do?
Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and
to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Acts 2:37-39 KJV
if we’re called we’re called to the promise of baptism for remission of sins in his name it is where sins are remitted because we heard about him shedding his blood for our sins and we believe it’s an action of faith receiving remission of sins according only to what he said when he promised remission of sins
if we want to know what God said we can listen to the gospel but we also can end up listening to other things like the opposite “ your saved already by grace so you don’t need baptism for remission of sins it is t really for you you believe …
But believers that heard are the very ones who are getting baptized and then later they begin to learn what it meant
“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 into death: ( apparently baptism has significant meaning )
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. For
if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
Romans 6:3-6
This is for believers who got baptized they can now begin to apply this to themselves by faith hearing and believing what Paul’s saying “ you died and we’re buried with Jesus your new now able to live right and will be raised with him “
The. Paul’s other letters make sense moreso
Remember the term “ baptized for
remission of your sins? Look what Paul’s explaining here
“in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in
putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And
you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;”
Colossians 2:11-13 KJV
baptism is about what he’s explaining there our sins being remitted in hiers death who died for our sins ….sin requires death it always has it’s why they sacrificed animals.
Jesus death is the price paid for our sins who believe when we get baptized we are dying and getting buried with Jesus by faith and being raised up with him by faith what I mean when I say by faith is
“So then
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
if any believer hears what’s in the Bible about baptism and no one ever said “no that’s not true “ every Christian would hear what baptism is and would be joyful to partake knowing it’s about the
remission of their sins in Christs name
