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The Holy Ghost is absolutely promised to those who receive baptism in Jesus' Name (Acts of the Apostles 2:38-39)... I did not say that a person cannot receive the Holy Ghost apart from water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins...only that it is a surefire way to...

I agree that the remission of sins was accomplished when Cornelius and friends were baptized.

@Behold's argument is that if Peter was not baptized before, he had the Holy Ghost and the gift of tongues before he was baptized.

Sure it was. In John 4:1-2. I have said that a man can be saved through faith alone apart from water baptism but that water baptism will seal the deal so that a man can have absolute assurance. This has always been my position since even before coming to these boards to teach.

Not given; however the number is recorded in Acts of the Apostles 2:41. I just noticed that it was an approximate number.

Truly, a man can be saved through water baptism; But there are also situations (such as in Acts of the Apostle 10) where the people were saved first and then baptized.

3,000 were saved on that day.

Yes, if you genuinely believe you will be baptized when given the opportunity.

Thank you @FluffyYellowDuck, I appreciate that.

Yes, faith alone can save you. Those who merely believe "should not perish" (John 3:16) Those who believe and are baptized "shall be saved" (Mark 16:16) Those who call on the name of the Lord "shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) In the days of the early church, people called on the name of the...

It's not the reality (did I perhaps refute this in a different thread? I will repeat it again here). In John 4:1-2, it should be clear that people were baptized under Jesus' ministry. What makes you think that Peter and the 120 were not baptized at that juncture?

No; the idea that Peter had not been water baptized yet when Acts 2:38-39 rolled around.

I'm saying that if you have a heart faith that is unto righteousness (Romans 10:10) and enduring to the end (Matthew 10:22, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14), that you will continue to have faith everlastingly and therefore will continue to have salvation everlastingly. Do you think that, because I...

That has already been refuted.

And you are again misrepresenting my teaching. I do not teach that the water saves; But the confession of Jesus Christ that takes place when we go under the water, that will result in Him confessing us before the Father.

That is what I said. God does the baptizing, as He dwells within the pastor. Or, do you think that Ezekiel 36:25 is talking about raindrops?

So, I am definitely going to be praying for you.

It is not the water that saves but the confession of Jesus that a man institutes when he goes underneath the water and comes up out of it to "walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4).

You are kind of being a jerk here, man.

And I teach that in that, it has the power to save, just as it is written in Matthew 10:32.