The website of the Victory Baptist Church (Mooreseville), pastored by Tony York, says, “Water baptism has nothing to do with salvation.” This is also the teaching of practically every denomination that you can find in the phonebook. Compare this statement with Scripture, then consider a few questions—

• Mark 16:16- Does water baptism have anything to do with being saved?
• Acts 2:38- Does water baptism have anything to do with the remission of sins?
• Acts 22:16- Does water baptism have anything to do with washing away sins?
• Romans 6:3- Does water baptism have anything to do with accessing Christ’s death?
• Romans 6:4- Does water baptism have anything to do with being buried with Christ?
• 1 Corinthians 12:13- Does water baptism have anything to do with being in one body?
• Galatians 3:27- Does water baptism have anything to do with being in Christ?
• 1 Peter 3:21- Does water baptism have anything to do with being saved from sin?