From how the Scriptures are laid out, Baptism is just a public sign to others what took place in private to the one who received Salvation. It's not necessary to be Baptized, but to unbelievers, someone getting baptized is a sign to them you are a Believer. True Believers already know you are saved because they can sense the Holy Spirit within you.
Does baptismal regeneration violate the core teaching of justification by faith alone (sola fide)?
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The Holy Spirit does not DO the baptizing, we are baptized IN the Holy Spirit.
Matt 3:11) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mark 1:8) I indeed have baptized you with water: but he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luke 3:16) John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Acts 1:5) For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1 Cor 12:13) (ESV) For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
Matt 3:11) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mark 1:8) I indeed have baptized you with water: but he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luke 3:16) John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he [Jesus Christ] shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Acts 1:5) For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1 Cor 12:13) (ESV) For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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Why is it so important for you to believe that the Holy Spirit plays no role in the baptism of the Holy Spirit? 
Not in the first baptism, you are correct about that.
never said it was
Out of context.
Its saying that there is one baptism that makes us ONE with the Lord. That's the theme of Ephesians 4: Oneness.
No one becomes ONE with the Lord through water baptism.
baptism comes after salvation:
"Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
-Acts 10:47
never said it was
Out of context.
Its saying that there is one baptism that makes us ONE with the Lord. That's the theme of Ephesians 4: Oneness.
No one becomes ONE with the Lord through water baptism.
baptism comes after salvation:
"Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
-Acts 10:47
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My point is that we need to understand how Paul, and the audiences to whom he is writing, understood these two baptisms: (1) a believer baptizing another believer in water, and (2) Jesus baptizing a believer in the Holy Spirit.
In Romans 6:1-14, Paul discusses baptism. Is this a baptism in water or a baptism in the Holy Spirit?
In Romans 6:1-14, Paul discusses baptism. Is this a baptism in water or a baptism in the Holy Spirit?
I see that you refused to answer my questions in post #170 which is very telling. *I'm convinced that you have an angle and an agenda.* Once again, I'll ask. Who is the Holy Spirit to you? Are you anti-Trinitarian? Also, where do you attend church?
Matthew 3:11 - ..I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:8 - I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:5 - for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
Acts 11:16 - ..John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. Jesus used the word 'drink' and 'living water' when referring to receiving the Holy Spirit. (John 4:10,14; 7:37-39) In Ephesians 1:13 we read that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we believe the gospel, so the Holy Spirit is not passive.
From these scriptures above, both Jesus and the Holy Spirit are involved in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so I don't need to seek elsewhere in scripture to satisfy answering your questions in order to figure that out.
Matthew 3:11 - ..I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:8 - I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:5 - for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
Acts 11:16 - ..John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. Jesus used the word 'drink' and 'living water' when referring to receiving the Holy Spirit. (John 4:10,14; 7:37-39) In Ephesians 1:13 we read that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we believe the gospel, so the Holy Spirit is not passive.
From these scriptures above, both Jesus and the Holy Spirit are involved in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so I don't need to seek elsewhere in scripture to satisfy answering your questions in order to figure that out.
Neither.
There are 3 baptisms. You (like many) haven't yet seen the distinction between the first two.
The baptism mentioned in Rom 6:3 is not water baptism.
It is also not "the baptism in the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:6, Acts 2:4).
The baptism that Paul speaks of in Rom 6:3 is the same as he described in Gal 3:27 & 1 Cor 12:13, where the believer is baptized IN Christ, BY the Holy Spirit, at the moment of faith=salvation. This is a baptism of YOUR spirit....The Holy Spirit baptized you INTO Jesus. That's how a person is "IN Christ", their new identity.
There are 3 baptisms. You (like many) haven't yet seen the distinction between the first two.
The baptism mentioned in Rom 6:3 is not water baptism.
It is also not "the baptism in the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:6, Acts 2:4).
The baptism that Paul speaks of in Rom 6:3 is the same as he described in Gal 3:27 & 1 Cor 12:13, where the believer is baptized IN Christ, BY the Holy Spirit, at the moment of faith=salvation. This is a baptism of YOUR spirit....The Holy Spirit baptized you INTO Jesus. That's how a person is "IN Christ", their new identity.