Baptism is one of two ordinances delivered to the New Testament church, the other is the Lord’s supper. When talking about baptism understand that there are two extremes amongst people concerning its ordinance.
There are those who make it a requirement for salvation – called baptismal regeneration – this is unscriptural, as the thief on the cross alongside Jesus came to faith and never was baptized in water.
There are those who totally ignore it, deeming it non-essential and believing that a person baptized by the Spirit into the body of …