From this doctrine the heart that is self-righteous, hard, and proud, may turn scornfully away. As we look again at our great text , we find in it also the one way of salvation. To believe in Him is the one non-meritorious thing that a man can do. Therefore it is of faith that it may be by grace. And it is only of faith.
Baptism is the Divinely ordained expression of faith.
The obedience of faith is always included in believing. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were compassed about seven days. The faith is not viewed as excluding, but as including the obedience which God had set before them. Thus believing in the Lord Jesus always involves a stepping out on His word. That would seem to go without saying.