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.

In what working of God is faith to be exercised in connection with baptism?
How is righteousness received?
After she became queen of Persia, how did Esther show her integrity to God?
Whose Spirit inspired their utterances?
Under what figure was the Christian church represented to the Apostle John?
In the judgment, how many angels minister before God?
What encouragement is held out concerning the branches which have been broken off?

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