Why did Paul say he wasn’t sent to baptize?

In 1 Corinthians 1:17, Paul states that he wasn’t sent to baptize, yet baptism is mentioned in other verses as being essential to salvation. What are we to make of this? Is Paul downplaying baptism? Is he seperating it from the gospel?

On this episode, Soul Training answers the above questions and dives into some more baptism oddities around the world.

Other show highlights: Where is Daniel now?

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