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I don’t believe Acts 2:39 is Calvinistic if that is what you are implying. I believe God does call us in the right point in time in our life but it is up to us to decide of our own free will to accept Him and His word. John 12:48 teaches that we must not only receive Jesus, but we must also...

I believe water baptism was something that many in the early church had done in their initial acceptance of Christ until the apostle Paul had started to teach the more perfect way on baptism to others. I believe both Colossians 2 and Romans 6 refer to water baptism, but it is the inward reality...

I believe that confessing Jesus Christ before men is a part of our Sanctification (Which is the secondary aspect of salvation that deals with our entering the Kingdom). The 1st aspect of salvation is 100% God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ and throwing ourselves down upon His mercy (with...

Please read Romans 4:9-12 several times in prayer. The whole here in this passage was that Abraham merely believed God first and it was accounted to him for righteousness and then AFTERWARDS he was circumcised (a work of faith). Back then, circumcision was for salvation (Genesis 17:14). But...

Being honest with yourself, you cannot in good conscience say that baptism is merely a belief alone without works as Ephesians 2:8-9 teaches. Baptism means you have to do something. Baptism does not happen if you just believe really hard.

Again, how were the souls saved by water? Did the flood literally saved Noah and his family? No. The Ark saved Noah and his family. Baptism is compared to the flood. Water did not literally save Noah’s soul. The flood waters only saved Noah in the sense in that it saved him from that evil...

At one point in time, I used to think Spirit baptism replacing water baptism was ridiculous. But when I re-read Acts of the Apostles 19:1-7, and Acts of the Apostles 18:24-26 several times more closely in prayer, I began to see that I was wrong.

Also, you cannot in good conscience say that baptism is not a work (Which violates Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:2-5, Titus 3:5, and Romans 11:6). When you think about works, you think about doing something that requires some form of effort. Belief was accounted to Abraham for righteousness...

To the Jew, and this said by Peter who misunderstood (Even though his words were still correct).

I am not boasting against the branches. I believe Israel will repent shortly before the Messiah returns. Our continuing in his goodness is continuing to stand upon the gospel message (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and in continuing in the Sanctification of the Spirit to live a holy life. For without...

Peter was unaware of what Jesus meant when he spoke of baptism in both Matthew 28, and Mark 16. Note: This is not the first time Peter misunderstood His Lord. It’s evident Peter misunderstood because Paul preached the more perfect way on baptism (See 1 Corinthians 1:17, Acts 18, and Acts 19...

Matthew 28, and Mark 16 are slightly different from each other. Baptize means to immerse or wash, etcetera. In Matthew 28: Jesus was referring to baptizing them (immersing them) into the teachings or commandments in the name (authority) of all three persons of the Godhead or Trinity. In...

The passage you quote says that Jesus did not baptize himself, but His disciples were made to baptize instead. This was during the time of the Old law (Which was before the cross). John the Baptist was the last OT prophet. Jesus said the law and the prophets were until John (John the...

I was water baptized in April of 2013, but I received the Spirit long before that in 1992 by accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior, seeking forgiveness of my past life of sin with Him, and believing the gospel message in that Christ died for my sins, He was buried, and risen the third day (1...

You realize that water baptism was a part of John the Baptist’s teachings, right? The law and the prophets were until John. Luke 16:16 says: “The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.” Christians are not under the...

Right, it’s not an outward cleansing of the body type ceremony that saves. Baptism is compared to the flood. Water did not literally save Noah’s soul. The flood waters only saved Noah in the sense in that it saved him from that evil world. Noah could still be saved even if that old world still...

Which only shows that water baptism was fading away (Especially involving the Gentiles). We see this in Acts 18, and Acts 19. The repentance part in Acts 2:38 is what remits sin. The baptism part was only a symbolic representation of the cleansing of sin (See: Romans 6:3, and then see the...

Furthermore, Paul mentions this gospel that saves us in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and water baptism is not a part of this gospel that the believers have received and stand upon. The gospel is believing that Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and risen the third day. That’s the gospel or good...

No, friend. First, nowhere does Paul mention how others baptized for him while he preached the gospel. Second, Paul says I thank God that I did not baptize any of the Corinthians except two of them (1 Corinthians 1:14). So if baptism was as important as you say, in that it is salvific, Paul...

There are different types of baptism mentioned in the Bible. Not all of them refer to water (although many attempt to see water baptism in verses where no water is mentioned and it does not read correctly with water baptism being enforced upon the text in every case). Acts 2:38 and Acts 10...