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.

How completely does God wish to separate sin from us?
What change is wrought in conversion, or the new birth?
What basis for reconciliation was made by Christ's death?
From what is He able to keep us?
What are the wages of sin?
What is to be their fate?
Who witnessed the laying of the foundations of the earth?

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