Hope, Holiness, and Christian Baptism

Proponents of baptismal regeneration will often cite 1 Peter 3:21, which plainly states that “Baptism saves you.” Is that the final nail in the Baptist coffin? Was Peter confirming that baptism is the instrument God uses to bring about the new birth in the lives of His people? Through an examination of 1 Peter's context, we come to see that the apostle is making a much different point about baptism and salvation in the life of the believer. Rest assured, even Baptists can confess the truth of 1 Peter 3:21.