Salvation Craig Branch One of the most common methods cult leaders use to establish their false doctrine is to employ segmented text attention. That is, isolating verses which on the surface seem to the novice Bible student, to affirm the cult's doctrine.
Several groups teach baptismal salvation.
Among them are Mormonism , Jehovah's Witnesses , Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God , United Pentecostals, and many Churches of Christ. Obviously we have to interpret the verse in light of the context and in relation to the rest of Scripture. First is the historical context. Jesus and the Gentile converts to Judaism were very familiar with the symbol of baptism for cleansing and separation. The grammatical context is also important.