You may want to search the scriptures:
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Mark 16:15-16
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matt. 28:17-20
Luke revealed in the scripture below, that the apostles actions were at the behest of Jesus Himself. Not only did Jesus give the apostles instructions while on Earth, He also directed them via the Holy Ghost:
"The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Until the day in which he was taken up, AFTER THAT he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:" Acts 1:1-3
The Book of Acts is a record of the Acts/Actions of the Apostles wherein they baptized individuals in water as their Master Lord Jesus commanded.
God showed me years ago that the best way to gain a proper, comprehensive understanding of any topic in His word is to compile and study all verses pertaining to it. It is His Spirit that leads into all truth and the journey will last beyond one's lifetime here.
May God Bless!
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Mark 16:15-16
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matt. 28:17-20
Luke revealed in the scripture below, that the apostles actions were at the behest of Jesus Himself. Not only did Jesus give the apostles instructions while on Earth, He also directed them via the Holy Ghost:
"The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Until the day in which he was taken up, AFTER THAT he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:" Acts 1:1-3
The Book of Acts is a record of the Acts/Actions of the Apostles wherein they baptized individuals in water as their Master Lord Jesus commanded.
God showed me years ago that the best way to gain a proper, comprehensive understanding of any topic in His word is to compile and study all verses pertaining to it. It is His Spirit that leads into all truth and the journey will last beyond one's lifetime here.
May God Bless!
That's different than the actual mechanics of Salvation. People seem to be confusing the two.
While obedience is very much required in our walk with God, we are required to realize that we are thoroughly incapable of obeying without God make us able to do so... to be obedient.
We must totally rely on the finished work of Jesus, and that alone, for our Salvation. None of our works can add to that. In fact, they're an insult and denial of what Scripture tells us when we try to add to what Jesus did all by Himself.
It's 'another gospel, according to Scripture.
It's after we are Saved and have decided to die to self and instead, live for Christ, that we are going to even be able to obedient... and that is definitely after Salvation (chronologically).