This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
5.    The salvation under consideration was not future; "baptism doth also now save us." In that the baptism under consideration is not deliverance from trials or problems, one must conclude that the salvation is freedom from past sins. Water baptism is a command and is both the means and the point at which God exerts His saving power (Acts 22:16).