A QUESTION ABOUT SALVATION
Why is it that when we ask a simple question about salvation, we get such a wide variety of answers? Wrong answers at that.
A QUESTION ABOUT SALVATION
Acts 2:37 Men and brethren, what shall we do
Salvation is real. There is life after death. The most important question one can ask is, What must I do to be saved?
Conclusion
Peter opened the doors of the kingdom with his first sermon on the day of Pentecost (Matthew 16:18-19, Acts 2:14-36, Colossians 1:12-13). He disclosed one of the greatest truths of all time, that is, God has made Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36). To accept this truth is one of the first steps toward salvation (Romans 10:9-10).
Question
Having been pricked in their heart, the Jews who gathered from all over the world asked a quite legitimate and appropriate question, men and brethren, what shall we do? (Acts 2:37). Peter did not ridicule the query. Some object that the question says nothing about salvation, but Peter’s answer was about the remission of sin (Acts 2:37-38).
Immersion
Scholars have tried many tricks to evade the importance of Peter’s answer but we need not handle the word of God deceitfully (2 Corinthians 4:2 2 Peter 3:16). It is clear from the passage that one needs to repent and be baptized to be saved (Acts 2:38 22:16 Mark 16:16 1 Corinthians 1:18). Baptism is a burial which requires much water (Romans 6:4 Colossians 2:12 John 3:23). No one was ever sprinkled to be saved (Colossians 3:17).
Salvation
Today, when someone is pricked in their heart and sincerely wants to obey God, let us not create our own requirement (Romans 10:1-3, 1 Peter 4:11, Acts 5:29). Modern preachers say, raise your hand, repeat this prayer, touch your television, and go to the church of your choice. The choice now is to be deceived by men or to be obedient to God (Ep5:6 Romans 16:16-18, Acts 2:41).