If baptism is necessary for salvation, why would Paul have said, “I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius” (1 Corinthians 1:14)? Why would he have said, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17)? Granted, in this passage Paul is arguing against the divisions that plagued the Corinthian church. However, how could Paul possibly say, “I am thankful that I did not baptize…” or “For Christ did not send me to baptize…” if baptism were necessary for salvation?
Kung ang pagbabawtismo ay kailangan para sa kaligtasan, bakit sinabi ni Pablo na, "Salamat sa Diyos at wala akong binabautismuhan sa inyo kundi sina Crispo at Gayo" (1 Corinto 1:14)?