In connection with Christian baptism, what is washed away?

Answer

"And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the
Lord." Acts 22: 16. See Titus 3: 5; 1 Peter 3: 21.

What has Christ been made for us, and for what purpose?
In what working of God is faith to be exercised in connection with baptism?
Was it possible for Christ to be holden of death?
Who controls the distribution of the gifts of the Spirit?
To what are the wife and children of the man who fears the Lord likened?
Did the early disciples think that death would he the second coming of Christ?
Before whom are we said to speak?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle