"But when I said a hotdog I thought you understood that it should be cooked, and come in a bun, with ketchup & a side of fries." Ordering a hotdog is a loaded term, it carries mutual understanding to it that need not be explicitly verbally stated. So too with believing in Christ
If NC not yet in effect then we should be questioning his circumcision rather than baptism. 2) If NC in effect then, as per Scripture, we know that A) baptism is necessary and B) he was saved. Thus the safe assumption is that yes, he was baptized already (but not recorded)
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so people were saved in different ways? and circumcision was a requirement? Esau was circumcised and not saved Noah was not circumcised and saved I don't think that is a safe assumption but rather wild speculation

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At the end of the day ever single person saved was saved through Jesus Christ, including all of the OT heroes. But Christ can require of different people different things, such as circumcision post Moses, baptism post Resurrection. None of these guarantee salvation
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If Christ had not yet made salvation possible (per your belief), how were OT people saved?
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This would also explain why this man dying on a cross so readily recognized God next to him (an astounding thing to do if he never heard of Christ before!) - he was probably already a follower of Christ and familiar with Him (and thus likely baptized).
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