Baptism Prior To Salvation?

VI. BAPTISM PRIOR TO SALVATION?
This is the most frequently asked question concerning baptism.  Should a person be baptized again after they are saved.  The answer is, unequivocally, "Yes!"  May I list a few of the reasons:

Baptism Is Only For The Saved. 
The Ethiopian Eunuch asked Philip...

"...what doth hinder me to be baptized?  And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God ... and he baptized him." (Acts 8:36-38)

Baptism Prior to Salvation Is Usually Presented As Connected With Salvation.
We might ask, if a person was baptized prior to salvation, they must have thought it had something to do with salvation, or they would not have been baptized.  Peter's words are very fitting for this group...

"...Repent (change your mind), and be baptized (after you are saved, not before) every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for (BECAUSE OF) the remission of sins..." - Acts 2:38

Baptism Does Not Effectuate Salvation.
Baptism is a testimony of salvation; therefore, it is meaningless prior to salvation.  I was baptized so often before I was saved that I think the frogs knew my Social Security number!  When Christ became my Savior, all prior involvement, such as singing in the choir, church membership and attendance, and baptism were absolutely meaningless.  When I was baptized after I was saved, this had meaning and fulfillment; as I realized this was a testimony of my faith in Christ.  I felt good about myself because I was doing what the Lord wanted me to do.

Another question asked, though not as frequently as our first one, is, "What if one was baptized by sprinkling after they were saved?"  Personally, I believe any child of God who is sincere, would want to be baptized the way God sets it forth in Scripture, by immersion.  The Holy Spirit will always convict, in accordance with His Word, the conscience of any sincere believer regarding this matter.  Then, it becomes their responsibility to God to decide the matter of obedience in Scriptural baptism, by immersion.

" See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." --Acts 8:36-3