Little Betsy had faithfully attended baptism classes. Her mother, wanting to be sure her daughter understood its significance, asked, "Honey, what does baptism mean?"
"Well, it isn't the water that makes you clean..." she began. Smiling, Mother thought, Yes, she understands, "... it's the soap."
—Verna Chambers, Willcox, Ariz. "Kids of the Kingdom," Christian Reader, Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "BAPTISM".
John 3:5 (TEV) "I am telling you the truth," replied Jesus, "that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit."
Acts 22:16 (ESV) And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
