Oh well, peace be with you. I pray now that you and I will find the light that we both seek and that we will embrace the truth. He was saved from the water, i.e. drowning. Hi san soo, We have been chatting for some time now so please understand and believe that I do love you and respect you in Christ. I beg you to see that the issue is not Noah but rather baptism.
Baptism IS an essential part of the salvation equation under ordinary circumstances.
To teach otherwise is a fatal herasy. To teach otherwise contradicts the teaching of the Church for the last 2000 years. M. Ajin Ari crossed the Red Sea with his fellow Israelites, but he only made it out of pity. M. Ajin Ari believed in faith only and wouldn't stir a bit to get out of the way of the Egyptian army. Rather than let him die, his fellow Israelites loaded him onto a donkey.