No water is mentioned in either Mark 16:16 nor Acts 2:38. The fact that Mat 28 refers to water baptism proves nothing as to those other two verses. Water baptism cannot save for it is a human work. Not by works lest anyone should boast (Eph 2).
Rom 6:16 obedience unto righteousness. Nothing in EPh 2 says obedience to God's will does not save.
Eph 2 :"Not of works." Salvation is what God does to help the disobedient sinners. Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins. The only obedience that saves is obeying the gospel: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved."
I quoted straight from the bible, Peter saying "baptism doth also now save us". Of course, after 1 Pet 3:21 is run through the faith only grinder it will not look recognizable.
Now folks, look below at the passage and see if he tells the truth.
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ; who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.".
Showing context is not a meat-grinder. Water baptism is a picture of salvation, not salvation -- it is not the water on flesh that saves.
1- water baptism is symbolic of Christ's death burial and resurrection and one not baptize cannot rise from the watery grave to walk in newness of life.
Prove it.
2- not only is water baptism symbolic of Christ's death burial and resurrection it also saves for its God given purpose is remission of sins Acts 2:38.
Water is not mentioned in Acts 2:38. The context is Acts 1 first where Spirit baptism is predicted, then fulfilled in Acts 2.
3- submitting to baptism is an act of righteousness, Acts 10:35; Rom 10:3 that saves.
Neither of those passages says that water baptism saves.
Psa 119:172 all God's commandments are righteousness. When one obeys God's command in being baptized, he then is working God's righteousness and then accepted with God. One is unrighteous and remains unrighteous until he obeys God's commands/righteousness.
God's commandments will condemn you. You do not keep God's commandments. The guy who claims it is condemned. He came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
When the commandment came, sin revived, & I died. Rom 7
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, not of works lest anyone should boast.