According to Genesis 7:11, when the global flood of
Noah’s day came upon the earth it came from the
rain above and from wells deep in the earth. Noah
and his family were, in effect, completely immersed
(buried) in water. However, they did not perish
because they were safe in the ark which God
designed.
In 1 Peter 3:20 Peter points to the fact that Noah’s
salvation was through a “type” of baptism – for they
were saved “through water.” In the very next verse
(21) Peter says, “There is also an antitype which
now saves us – baptism…” Peter’s usage of the word
“antitype” (which means “like figure” or
“counterpart”) shows that a connection is to be made
between Noah’s salvation through water and the
Christian’s salvation through water. True, it is not
the water itself that saves, but rather the ark that God
has provided – which in this case is Jesus Christ.
Friends, since baptism saves, please don’t miss the
boat