I was talking to my daughter yesterday about some new young people we have been working with and who are very excited about what they are seeing and feeling in the services they have attended.
We got on the subject of
Acts 2:38. It's pretty amazing how we can begin to read a statement as one block of text and not see what's in there.
Acts 2:38 was a response to a question. What must we do (to be saved is the understood point of the question.
Peters answers states the following
1. Repent
2. Be baptized in Jesus name for the remission of your sins.
And then you will receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
You must do this...
Then you will receive this...
If someone asked what must we do to be a member of your club and I responded...
1. Fill out this information sheet.
2. Pay your dues.
Then you will receive a plaque stating your are a member of our club. There are 2 things that are their responsibility to fulfill. The other is my reaction to their fulfillment of their responsibilities.
So... I am making this thread to simply make this statement.
Peters response to the question of what one must do (to be saved) was this.
1. Repent
2. Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins
That is his response to the question of what one must do. The rest of the verse is his telling of what God promises to do once you do what Peter had instructed.
There is more to say but I'll leave it at that for right now.
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