You claim that baptism saves. The two are therefore connected. If you want to "tap out" and leave the conversation you may. You are evading the issue, however, so I hope that means your conscience is being stirred.
MC, you preach a gospel that is not preached by Jesus or the Apostles. Many credible scholars reject your faulty hermaneutics (but really, you don't take the time to actually study the passage yourself and instead find others to lean upon.). May God graciously walk you to the path of grace and away from works. Water baptism does not and never will save you from your sins.
Many people imagine they are Christians when God has not chosen them. That doesn't make them correct, it makes them mistaken.
A false statement from you is still a false statement. I can only pray God leads you to see your error. Until then, you are stuck in your faulty tradition.
That's what I said for twenty years when people assaulted my tradition. Once I covenanted to read the Bible first and let the Bible speak above my tradition, God changed my path. It has been glorious to let the scriptures speak and let go of the empty traditions of men.
It's about the false teaching on baptism your church teaches, which has pointed millions of people toward hell while promising the hope that their good works and baptism will save them.
