My bible states, "And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."
What kind of baptism was it? One of repentance.
What was it for? The remission of sins.
What part do you disagree with?
They did not get baptized to get repentance, they got baptized to get remission of sins.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Christ's blood was shed for the remission of sins,so John's baptism cannot mean remission of sins in the same way,as at that point,for Christ's blood is for the remission of sins.
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.
John baptized with the baptism of repentance,but the remission of sins would not go in to effect until they believed on Jesus,and His blood washed away their sins.
Those that were baptized unto John's baptism,had to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,for remission of sins to actually take place.
John's baptism alone cannot be for remission of sins,for Christ's blood is for the remission of sins.
John preached repentance,unto remission of sins,but then said,believe on Him that would come after him,for the remission of sins to actually take place,when they believed on Christ,and He shed His blood.
John prepared the way for Jesus,and that first step is the repenting of sins,but John's baptism did not have any effect for remission of sins,but only got the people's hearts in the right condition by their repenting of their sins,and John pointed to Jesus,who would shed His blood,and then they would have remission of sins.
John prepared their hearts to be in the right condition to receive Christ,for that first step is repenting of sins.