CHAPTER XIII Baptism “Baptism … now saves you also” (1 Peter 3:21). Peter was quite direct. Baptism saves. Scholars believe that the apostle may well have written his first epistle on the basis of a sermon delivered in connection with the Baptism of new Christians, adults and infants, at Easter time. Whether that is the case or not, Peter leaves no doubt about what he regards Baptism to be—the instrument of God’s salvation. Peter explains how Baptism saves. He has mentioned God’s delivery of Noah
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