Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Act 2:37 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?
Act 2:38 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.
Act 2:39 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.
Act 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Act 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: 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.
Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
Col 2:12 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.
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
The man Christ Jesus died,was buried,and rose again.
We as a human have to do the same thing,repent,water baptized,receive the Spirit,and we are a living sacrifice.
A person cannot go so far,and say,not saved by works,and cut out baptism that is part of the salvation plan of God.
Can God tell us what He requires,without some people taking it away in their life,and teaching others,when the Bible plainly states it is not faith alone after we receive the Spirit,only when we first confess Christ.
Luk 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Some people will use this as an example that we do not need to be water baptized,but Jesus had not died yet,and also the thief could not be water baptized,for what was he to do,tell a Roman soldier,excuse me,could you please let me off this cross,so I can go be water baptized.
Water baptism can be bypassed if there is a circumstance that does not permit them to be baptized.
What if they confess Christ,and go to be water baptized,and die before they are water baptized.Surely they are saved.
What if the word of God is preached to them,Jesus as Lord and Savior,but they do not mention baptism,and they die before they know about it.Surely they will be saved.
But if people read where Jesus said be born of water and Spirit,and water baptism does save us,and we have to be buried with Christ to be able to rise to newness of life by the Spirit,then they have to do it.
And it has to be done in Jesus' name,for there is no other name under heaven where we are saved,but the name Jesus,and all that we do in word and deed,do all in the name of Jesus.
And Peter preached baptism in Jesus' name,and Jews,Gentiles,and Samaritans,were all baptized in the name of Jesus.
And Luke said baptism is to be done in Jesus' name.
And the name of the Father,Son,and Holy Ghost,is Jesus.
In the Old Testament,the Father said He would reveal His new name to the Jews,and speak to them,which Jesus said the words He speaks are not His words,but the Father's words,for it is the Father that dwells in Him,He does the works.
Jesus said He came in His Father's name.
The Son inherited the name from the Father.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name of Jesus.
