Where am I going with this? Baptism doesn't save. But you say that it is an act of God. It isn't. It is an act of man. Man does it; man receives it. If it is an act of God, when and where did God come down to this earth to baptize you or any other individual in this present age. He didn't. Man does the baptizing, and the only thing that happens to you or any other person is that you get wet; nothing else. It does not impart grace of any sort; it does not save. God cannot forgive sins through the waters of baptism. That is a pagan superstition, which even the Hindus believe.Originally posted by Chemnitz:
Of course I believe in Eph 2:8-9. I know where you are going with this. Baptism is not an act of man. Anything that can forgive sins is an act of God for only God can forgive sins and declare a person righteous. In the case of Baptism God is using the ordinary earthly means of water and word.
DHK