Originally Posted by dberrie2000 View Post----
John 3:5---King James Version (KJV)
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
1 Peter 3:21---King James Version (KJV)
21 The like figure whereunto even
baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Even Martin Luther taught that:
"Moreover, that it is most solemnly and strictly commanded that we must be baptized or we cannot be saved..." [emphasis added]
SOURCE: The Large Catechism (XIII) - Martin Luther