Who is the tricker here. The bible specifically states that baptism is NOT part of the gospel.
1Co 1:17 ¶ For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. {words: or, speech}
Really how do you justify these Biblical passages? Clearly, the BIble itself is at odds with your belief that baptism isn’t part of the Gospel.
21 Whereunto
baptism being of the like form,
now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 22 Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him. 1 Peter 3:21-22
And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. 19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations;
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. Matthew 28:18-20
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified. 37 Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart, and said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren? 38 But Peter said to them: **Do penance, and be baptized **every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation. Acts 2:36-40
Second you left out the previous passages in the 1 Cor 1:16-20
16 And
I baptized also the household of Stephanus; besides, I know not whether
I baptized any other. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. 18 For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Though Paul wrote did not send to baptized but to preach the Gospel. What does the Gospel say. Jesus say that we must be baptized in order to be save.
He clearly said that we must born of water.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, **unless one is born of water *
and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. * 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’ John 3:5-8.
How does one get become born of water. We must be baptized.
You can’t take one verse and claim baptism isn’t part of the Gospel. You can’t make the Truth partial but using one verse in the Bible to justify your false doctrine. You have to take into account all Biblical verses. Not just one.
