Acts 22:10 I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'
does the book of Acts say that Paul is instructed to be baptized?
or just that he is baptized?
since there are several accounts of Paul's conversion, I'm not sure.
to me, the situation is similar to that of the Philippian jailer
Acts 16:24 who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks. 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened. 27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!" 29 He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, 30 and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
very interesting situation here, imo.
the question is almost identical to what Peter is asked at Pentecost,
but Paul responds with a somewhat different answer
Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house. 33 He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
34 He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
we may wish to compare this with the passage above
"They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house."
Paul and Silas spoke the entire Bible to them?
regarding salvation,
do you believe God uses the same absolute standard for everyone,
including those who do not have a Bible in their language?
does the book of Acts say that Paul is instructed to be baptized?
or just that he is baptized?
since there are several accounts of Paul's conversion, I'm not sure.
to me, the situation is similar to that of the Philippian jailer
Acts 16:24 who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks. 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened. 27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!" 29 He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, 30 and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
very interesting situation here, imo.
the question is almost identical to what Peter is asked at Pentecost,
but Paul responds with a somewhat different answer
Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house. 33 He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
34 He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
we may wish to compare this with the passage above
"They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house."
Paul and Silas spoke the entire Bible to them?
regarding salvation,
do you believe God uses the same absolute standard for everyone,
including those who do not have a Bible in their language?
Jesus stated that Ananias would tell Paul everything he must do. His baptism is recorded in Acts 22:16.
Note in both cases above an individual provided a verbal answer.