(Ephesians 4:4-6) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
There is only "one baptism" worthy of important mention:
(Mark 1:8) I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit.
greatdivide46: There's no doubt that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is important. There is also no doubt that baptism in water is commanded.
DigitalAttorney: Our Lord, Jesus Christ, never commanded baptism with water. Some of the Apostles clearly learned later on that what they thought was necessary (the water baptism they were familiar with and as John had been doing) was not necessary at all. Hence you never once find it mentioned in the Apostles Decree which was written many years after they began their commission.
Jimmy: There is little merit in the argument that Matt 28:19-20 is not water baptism, since even the apostles were really not capable of performing any other.
And just what is the "Apostles Decree"? And what does anyone care that something is or isn't mentioned in it?
DigitalAttorney: The Jerusalem Decree given by the Apostles years after they began their commission. It was made to declare what they then believed necessary to lead the Gentiles to salvation. In it, we find nothing at all regarding a requirement for water baptism.
<Begin - The Jerusalem Decree>(Acts 15:22-29) 22 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
23 They wrote this letter by them:
The apostles, the elders, and the brethren,
To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
Greetings.
24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law
