This question will resolve the issue if it is answered:
Is water baptism a command found in Scripture?
If so, failure to be water baptized or teach water baptism as a necessity for the Christian is disobedience. If not, it's merely a suggestion, another unnecessary Christian ritual.
For those who are very interested in studying baptism, there is another thread on it that I started. I'd like some of your thoughts on it. It's in regards to water baptism and pouring:
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=10460