Acts 22:16 and Washing Away Sins
Acts 22:16 presents baptism as Saul’s urgent, faith-filled appeal to Christ, where he calls on the Lord and receives the washing away of sins.
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Acts 2:38 and the Apostolic Pattern
Acts 2:38 presents the apostolic response to Christ: repent, be baptized in His name for forgiveness, receive the Spirit, and enter His covenant community faithfully.
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Baptism and Covenant Entry
Baptism is the God-appointed threshold of covenant entry, where repentant faith receives cleansing, union with Christ, the Spirit, incorporation into His body, and new life.
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What Is Salvation?
Salvation is God’s gracious rescue in Christ, received through obedient faith expressed in repentance, confession, baptism, Spirit-given new life, perseverance, and final resurrection glory forever.
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The Early Christian Witness on Baptism
Early Christian testimony consistently treats baptism as forgiveness, regeneration, Spirit-renewal, and covenant entry, corroborating the apostolic texts while remaining subordinate to Scripture’s final authority alone.
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Romans 6 and Union with Christ
Romans 6 teaches that baptism unites believers with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, ending sin’s dominion and beginning life of obedient holiness under His lordship.
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Titus 3:5 and the Washing of Regeneration
Titus 3:5 teaches that God saves by mercy through the washing of regeneration and Spirit-renewal, placing baptismal cleansing within grace rather than human merit alone.
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