Dustin Smith, Top 5 Reasons Why Water Baptism is Essential

Dustin Smith has posted a very good video about why water baptism is essential:

Top 5 Reasons Why Water Baptism is Essential

This is a topic which I have written a great deal about on my blog, including the following:

Christ's baptism is NOT imputed to the believer

Refuting Douglas Wilson on Water Baptism and Salvation

Baptism, Salvation, and the New Testament: John 3:1-7 

Indeed, the salvific efficacy of water baptism (baptismal regeneration) is a doctrine with overwhelming biblical support that, even using the framework of sola and tota scriptura, á la Protestantism, there is no way around denying it without engaging in interpretive gymnastics.