Why Acts 2:38?

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

1Pe 3:21 "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us..." KJV

1 Peter 3:21 "and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also.." (NIV)

1 Peter 3:21 "Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you.." (NASB)

I Peter 3:21 "Noah built his ship, only a few were saved then, eight to be exact—saved from the water by the water. The waters of baptism do that for you,..." (The Message)

1 Peter 3:21 "And baptism, which is a figure [of their deliverance], does now also save you..."(Amplified)

1 Peter 3:21 "And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you,..." (NLT)

1 Peter 3:21 "Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you..." (ESV)

1 Peter 3:21 "Those flood waters were like baptism that now saves you..." (CEV)

1 Peter 3:21 "There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism..." (NKJV)

Somehow, I keep thinking that baptism is salvational. I just cannot understand why I think that!!!

Romans 8 makes it clear that Cornelius was saved before his baptism. So the question we have now moved on to is how could the apostles and new converts be so adament about baptism if it was not salvational. I think my last post gave the beginning of an answer to that question.