[metmom]

Baptism is not just a symbol, as so many Evangelicals claim. According to the Bible, it is a marvelous grace—a great gift from God, which we do not deserve in the least and which washes away our sins, bestows upon us the Holy Spirit, grants us new life in Christ, and absorbs us into the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.

Scripture references for such claims are?

[CraigEsq]

“Scripture references for such claims are?”

Washes away your sins:
Ezekiel 36:25-33
Acts 2:38

Bestows upon us the Holy Spirit:
John 3:5
Acts 2:38

Grants us new life in Christ:
Romans 6:2-6
Colossians 2:12
Galatians 3:27
Titus 3:5
1 Peter 3:21

Absorbs us into the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church:
Matthew 28:19
Ephesians 5:25-26
Probably could include the four from the proceeding section in here too (since if you’re given new life in Christ, you’re part of the Mystical Body fo Christ, the Church)