'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.'
(Act 2:38)
Hello
@Truther,
Looking up what is meant by '
debunk'. I see that it means:-
'to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear'. Why would I try to '
debunk' a portion of God's Word? For it is all Truth.
* However, though I believe that all Scripture is for us, I believe also that not all is about us. So, is that the case in regard to Acts 2:38? Are the words of Peter in Acts 2:38, spoken to the Church which is the Body of Christ? Who was Peter addressing in Acts 2:38? Acts 2:36 tells us that Peter spoke to,
'all the house of Israel' :-
'Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,
that God hath made that same Jesus,
whom ye have crucified,
both Lord and Christ.'
(Acts 2:36)
* Acts 2:38 was spoken in reply to a question in Acts 2:37:-
'Now when they heard this,
they were pricked in their heart,
and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
Men and brethren, what shall we do?
(Acts 2:37)
* By comparison, Ephesians 4:1-6 that I quoted in #162 (
that you responded to), was written to:-
'Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus,
and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: ... '
(Ephesians 1:1)
* The former was spoken to Israel as a nation, who needed to come to repentance in order for the times of refreshing to come from the presence of the Lord, and Christ to return (Acts 3:19-20). The latter was spoken by Paul, after Israel was finally laid aside in unbelief, and the revelation of God given to Paul, concerning the Church which is His Body,
'the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.' made known. This was addressed to the '
Saints' and
'Faithful': which are quite a different company.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris