dˈeɪvɪd lˈɪpskoʊm kənsˈɪstəntli ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt ɪf ɐ bᵻlˈiːvɚ wʌz bˈæptaɪzd ˌaʊɾəv ɐ dɪzˈaɪɚ tʊ oʊbˈeɪ ɡˈɑːd, ðə bˈæptɪzəm wʌz vˈælɪd, ˈiːvən ɪf ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl dɪdnˌɑːt fˈʊli ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə ɹˈoʊl bˈæptɪzəm plˈeɪz ɪn sælvˈeɪʃən.
David Lipscomb consistently argued that if a believer was baptized out of a desire to obey God, the baptism was valid, even if the individual did not fully understand the role baptism plays in salvation.