Christ the high priest himself showed the example of water baptism. Matthew 3:13-17
Do not be smart enough like the Pharisees to reject the simple counsel of God for
your salvation. Luke 7:29-30
Water baptism is a command from Jesus the King and it is for all the people of
the world. Matthew 28:18-20
To be born of water, even though it looks silly, is a requirement for salvation.
John 3:5-6
Belief in messiah the savior, repentance and then water baptism that is the order
of events given for salvation by Jesus the King of Kings. Mark 16:14-16, Acts 2:37-40
Water baptism is a burial of a dead person. The person should be dead and be born
again in heart by repentance before water baptism. It is also letting the world know that the old person is dead
and a new person is born. Romans 6:3-11
Even for a man of any amount of virtues require the obedience to the silly command
of water baptism to be saved and to enter the kingdom of God. This is the way God makes sure your humility and
humbleness. Acts 10:1-6, Acts 10:48
Making sure the voluntary belief in Jesus as Messiah and then burying the person
under the water was the way baptism was exercised in the beginning of the church. Compare verse 37 here between
different bibles and make your own decision as to what may have happened to the original verse 37. Acts 8:26-38
