Baptism

Col 2:11-12
"In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,
in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through
faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead."
This verse is very similar to the symbolic statement of Romans 6:3-4. In this
letter Paul uses baptism as the New Testament counterpart to circumcision in
the Old Testament. Paul here asserts that baptism is the spiritual circumcision,
the circumcision done without hands. If Circumcision led to salvation in the
Old Testament, so does the baptism in the New Testament. Notice Paul
bringing the words "without hands" "through faith" to show clearly the
spiritual implication.
Titus 3:5
Not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to His
mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the
Holy Spirit
This verse is sometimes used to prove that baptism is the means of
regeneration. This verse refers to washing of regeneration and it will be far
too imaginative to equate it with baptism with water. Hebrews 10:22 states
that the regeneration, is accomplished by washing, or sprinkling with the
blood of Christ. Revelation 1:5 confirm it. The "washing of regeneration"
should be interpreted as "washing, which is regeneration which evidently is
done by the Holy Spirit.
Heb. 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water
In this verse faith is enhanced by hearts sprinkled (evidently with
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