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Originally Posted by jfrog
Blume I think I just realized how baptism could be so important to the early church and yet not be salvational.
Baptism as a post salvational work wasn't done in order to obtain or even keep salvation.
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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!!! 
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