Churches that think baptism saves, keep baptismals ready so they can quickly baptize new believers, because they think water baptism is part of the gospel for salvation.
This is disprove$ by Paul saying that God sent him, NOT to baptize, BUT to preach THE GOSPEL.
If water baptism was for salvation, that makes it as important as having faith and repentance, yet Paul completely separates the gospel salvation by faith by saying he was sent to preach the gospel, but not sent to baptize.
If water regeneration was biblical fact, Paul would have been sent to do BOTH.
Paul states specifically how to be saved, in Romans 10:8-13, and there’s not a drop of water in the passage!
Rom 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
Rom 10:9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved:
Rom 10:10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
Rom 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
Rom 10:13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
NOTICE THIS:
In Mark 16, that says whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved, it’s the BELIEF that saves, and not the baptism, because it goes to say that it’s those who don’t BELIEVE that are damned - yet there’s no category of damnation there of those who believe BUT AREN'T BAPTIZED - as there would have to be, if water baptism was a requirement for salvation!
And Paul wrote many verses of warning to the brethren where he lists the sins that keep a believer from entering heaven, and lack of water baptism is not found in them - one passage is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
