If water baptism has not occurred then salvation has not been received.
Water baptism has no effect on whether someone is saved.
A person can be fully saved even if they are never baptized with water.
Baptism is symbolic of salvation instead of influencing it.
Baptism may be important for obedience and discipleship, but it is not part of receiving salvation.
Even if someone refuses baptism, that refusal does not determine their eternal destiny.
It is wrong to evaluate someone’s salvation based on whether they have been baptized.
Water baptism may serve many functions, but salvation is not one of them.
Delaying baptism may be unwise but it does not put someone’s salvation at risk.
Someone who believes in Jesus is not yet saved until they are baptized with water.
A person’s eternal destiny does not hinge on whether baptism was performed correctly or recognized by a particular denomination.
Salvation is received at the moment of water baptism.
Water baptism is necessary for salvation in every case.
Someone who dies without water baptism should not be regarded as saved, even if they seemed sincere.
Refusing water baptism is effectively refusing salvation.
Baptism is more than a symbol because it is the decisive point when God grants forgiveness and new life.
It is not appropriate to assure someone of salvation until after they have been baptized.
God directly ties the gift of salvation to water baptism.
A person can sincerely want to follow Jesus but will remain unsaved until they complete water baptism.
If someone understands baptism and is able to be baptized, refusing baptism endangers their salvation.
Inability to be baptized should be treated differently than refusal to be baptized.
God will save a person who truly believes but dies before they can be baptized.
A sincere intent to be baptized matters when circumstances prevent baptism from happening.
A deathbed convert can be saved without water baptism if faith is genuine.
Persecution, imprisonment, or lack of access can excuse lack of baptism
Baptism is normally required for salvation, but God may make rare exceptions in extraordinary circumstances.
Water baptism is the ordinary means by which God brings a person into salvation.
Delaying baptism without a serious external reason is salvifically dangerous.
A person who has faith in Christ but never seeks baptism should not assume they are saved.
A person should be considered saved only after they have been baptized unless a clear exceptional barrier exists.
