Not By Water
The Truth About Baptism and SalvationBy Terrel Bither
Length15h 5m
About this audiobook
Not By Water is a clear, Scripture-driven defense of one central truth: Christ saves the sinner who believes on Him. Water does not.
This book does not attack baptism or treat obedience lightly. Baptism matters because Jesus commanded it, but baptism is not the Savior. It did not die for sin, rise from the dead, justify the ungodly, or give everlasting life. Christ did.
Using the King James Bible, Not By Water examines the major passages often used to teach baptismal regeneration, including John 3:5, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 8, Acts 10, Acts 16, Acts 22:16, Romans 6, Colossians 2, Titus 3:5, and 1 Peter 3:21. Each passage is read in context.
Written for the frightened, confused, pressured, and weary, this book shows that baptism belongs after faith as obedience to Christ, while eternal life is received by believing on Christ. Jesus said, “He that believeth on me hath everlasting life,” and He meant what He said.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length15 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2927. What Must I Do to Be Saved?
2Introduction
3028. Lydia: The Lord Opened Her Heart, Then She Was Baptized
31. Was the Cross Really Enough?
3129. Whose Sins Ye Remit
42. Baptism Matters, But It Does Not Save
3230. Washing of Regeneration and Renewing of the Holy Ghost
53. The Gospel: What Saves and What Does Not
3331. Buried with Him, Raised Through Faith
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64. Another Gospel Is Not a Small Matter
3432. Belief in Corinth: Faith First, Then Baptism
75. "Not by Faith Only": What James 2 Actually Teaches
3533. Christ Sent Me Not to Baptize, but to Preach the Gospel
86. How the Passages Must Be Read
3634. “But Ye Are Washed” Is Not Water Baptism Saving You
97. “Should,” “Ought,” and “Shall”
3735. Baptized for the Dead
108. Repentance
3836. Acts 19 Breaks the Water Formula
119. What Water Baptism Is
3937. Washing of Water by the Word
1210. Teaching Them to Observe All Things
4038. Baptism Doth Also Now Save Us
1311. Baptism as Public Identification, Open Confession, and Outward Expression
4139. Baptized unto Moses
1412. Jewish Washings, Baptism Background, and the Authority Question
4240. Baptized Into Jesus Christ
1513. I Indeed Baptize You with Water unto Repentance
4341. As Many of You as Have Been Baptized into Christ
1614. The Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of Sins
4442. One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
1715. Thus It Becometh Us to Fulfil All Righteousness
4543. Ephesians 4:30: Who Is the “Ye”?
1816. Born of Water and of the Spirit
4644. The Author of Eternal Salvation Unto All Them That Obey Him
1917. Mark 16:16 and the Part People Try to Ignore
4745. Naaman the Leper: An Illustration of Trust, Not Ritual Power
2018. The Thief on the Cross
4846. The “Acts Only” Trap
2119. Acts 2:38 Is Not Water Salvation
4947. Rome's Exceptions Expose the Problem
2220. When a System Gets Inserted Into the Text
5048. Baptism Questions That Still Remain
2321. Acts 8 Breaks the Baptismal Machine
5149. Infant Baptism Cannot Replace Personal Faith
2422. Simon: Baptism Did Not Make His Heart Right
5250. The Control Tactics That Keep People Stuck
2523. What Doth Hinder Me to Be Baptized?
5351. Why Many False Teachers Will Not Let the Truth Correct Them
2624. Paul’s Own Testimony: Saved Before He Ever Touched the Water
5452. The Promise Must Stand
2725. Acts 10 Breaks Baptismal Regeneration
55Appendix A: Answer Key to the Baptism Passages
2826. The Holy Ghost Did Not Cease in Acts
56Appendix B: Scripture Index
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