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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Does it say for certain that he was alone?
Didn't Jesus instruct his disciples to go out two (or more) at a time?
Mark 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two;
...or maybe that was just the teaching exercise for that semester.
John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Can we safely assume that because something isn't recorded that it didn't happen? We can't say that it did, either, but considering other scriptures and overall context, I don't believe that Paul deemphasized any part of salvation.
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I think you are right. It is odd, however, that Paul never mentions baptism in his sermons. Maybe he waited until there was a declaration of faith before baptism was offered? That is the only thing I can think of.