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Is Baptism Necessary to Salvation?

My brief answer is that baptism is the formalization of conversion and an important step of obedience required of every believer, but that salvation/regeneration occurs before baptism and is not contingent upon it. Baptism is to follow salvation; one who has turned from sin to Christ is saved at the point of belief.

This is an extensive paper (which needs lots of editing, I am afraid) on the subject. Here is a link to the PDF:

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