1 Peter 3:20-21
20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us — baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, NKJV
In Peters preaching on the day of Pentecost he commanded the people to be baptized for the remission of sins and act that involved water. But one might properly ask; was Peter teaching that baptism was for the forgiveness of sins, and therefore necessary for Salvation? Or that one is saved by baptism in water?
Fortunately, we do not have to wonder, for Peter in his first epistle tells what he meant and carefully explains why.
20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us — baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, NKJV
In Peters preaching on the day of Pentecost he commanded the people to be baptized for the remission of sins and act that involved water. But one might properly ask; was Peter teaching that baptism was for the forgiveness of sins, and therefore necessary for Salvation? Or that one is saved by baptism in water?
Fortunately, we do not have to wonder, for Peter in his first epistle tells what he meant and carefully explains why.
