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Originally Posted by justlookin
It's so simple. A direct question was asked in the bible and a direct answer was given.
Act 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Act 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Now folks want to complicate it by you have to blah blah blah and then you have to blah blah blah blah and then you might be saved.
What must I do to be saved? (See answer above) And forget about a lot of jumping through the hoops of the hundreds of salvation plans out there. |
You do realize that this is the same situation found in
Acts 2?
What were they suppose to believe first and foremost? They were to believe this - "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."
Acts 2:36
After the men "heard" and believed this, in verse 38, they asked what they must do?
So, no, the scripture never implies that belief is all there is to salvation. It is what we must do to proceed. We first must believe in who He is and what He came to do. If this is taught properly, people will seek the Giver and not the Gift.
Peter allows them to proceed - "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." (
Acts 2:38-40)
Let me come back to add that in the Apostles' Day, the revelation of Jesus Christ was a huge issue and a wonderful revelation. That is why they weren't walking around talking about speaking in tongues every moment. The Gift fell on those that believed. Today, we are seeking the Gift more than the Giver. We know who Jesus Christ is, and we aren't as interested in that fact as we are in speaking in tongues. So, we focus on tongues more, which is a travesty, IMO.