Acts 22:16

Acts 22:16 is a verse that ties baptism to washing away sin. Of course baptists would say only the blood of Christ washes away sin, they fail to see that baptism isn't working independently of Christ's death but with it.

We are actually baptized into his death.

Act 22:16  And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 

We are baptized into Christ

Gal 3:27  For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

and those baptized into Christ are baptized into his death,

Rom 6:3  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 

Thus they falsely accuse us of saying baptism saves and leads to forgiveness apart from Christ's death, but we believe it is working with Christ's death. Baptism is an act of faith toward Christ, not faith toward our power.

Nevertheless, Acts 22:16 proves either way that faith alone isn't true.

Paul had an obedient faith 3 days before v. 16 was spoken, see Acts 22:10, and his sins were still not forgiven in Acts 22:16. Whether forgiven with baptism or as some teach through calling on the name of the Lord, his sins were still present.

Faith only is clearly false.

Whether through baptism or prayer (Both prayer and baptism are works), his sins were not removed at faith.

Actually, calling on the name of the Lord is fullfilled in baptism, the idea of "calling upon the name"does not imply the voice in prayer, but seeking relief based on someone's title or to be surnamed. In some cases it carries the implication of adoption into a family and receiving their last name.

G1941

ἐπικαλέομαι

epikaleomai

Thayer Definition:

1) to put a name upon, to surname

1a) to permit one’s self to be surnamed

2) to be named after someone

3) to call something to one

3a) to cry out upon or against one

3b) to charge something to one as a crime or reproach

3c) to summon one on any charge, prosecute one for a crime

3d) to blame one for, accuse one of

4) to invoke

4a) to call upon for one’s self, in one’s behalf

4a1) any one as a helper

4a2) as my witness

4a3) as my judge

4a4) to appeal unto

5) to call upon by pronouncing the name of Jehovah

5a) an expression finding its explanation in the fact that prayers addressed to God ordinarily began with an invocation of the divine name

Part of Speech: verb

A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: middle voice from G1909 and G2564

Citing in TDNT: 3:496,*

If true it would mean we receive Christ's family name at baptism.

This fits Galations 3.

Gal 3:26  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 

Gal 3:27  For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 

The idea of putting on Christ being to receive his name through adoption.