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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I don't think he was saying baptism was unimportant. I think Paul was saying that it wasn't important that HE baptize them. He was saying that he left it up to other people.
Do you really think that he was saying, "I'm so glad I didn't baptize any of you, except for Crispus and Gaius, because baptism is totally unimportant--or at least less important than preaching the Gospel."?
Here's a different question: If Christ didn't send Paul to baptize people, then why did he baptize Crispus, Gaius and the household of Stephanas anyway? Maybe he had to, because he was the only one available?
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Excellent point.
"The word "and" is almost always a conjunctive. Paul certainly knew that Jesus had said, "He that believeth
AND...
is baptized shall be saved.
But, he that believeth not...no sense in being baptized is it? They will be damned.