Then he stopped. Now I want you to note that the best manuscripts do not include verse 37. If you include verse 37, then you find that you have to get saved first. Baptism means only an outward sign of an inward change. So there is no confusion.
Baptism is a very important part of the salvation experience .
Clarence smacked the stop button. Sorry about that. Ha ha, look at this pile of magnetic tape I just made out of that teaching tape. Man, my pastor told me to watch out when people say things like, you know, a more modern rendering , or an older manuscript , or some nonsense like that. I don't care what the fellow has to say.