KJV
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?
38¶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.
Today we are baptised after we recieve the Holy spirit. Then we recieve remission and redemption, then we get water baptised as a ' figure ' .
We are saved by the Blood of the Lamb. By Grace
Mar_16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Does this verse say if not baptized we are damned ? No it does not say that
Joh 10:9 I am the door:
by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. That phrase "by me" is not talking about us.
Eph 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved Who quickened us was it baptism that quickened us?
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
2Ti_1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, .... Baptism is a what not a who...
I believe Christians should be baptized in a flowing river symbolizing the Liver Water, if at all possible .
Rev_7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have
washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
The Grace , Mercy , glory of Salvation is Of the Lord not our works .
Psa 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
