[1 Peter 3:20-21] This Bible passage explicitly states that baptism "now saves you." St. Paul also taught on the importance of baptism for salvation. In Acts 16:25-34, the jailer of Paul and Silas ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...