The obedience that is necessary is choosing to place belief in/trust in/reliance in Jesus Christ for salvation "implied in genuine repentance" (rather than water baptism) which brings the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 10:43-47; 11:17,18; 15:8,9; 16:31; 26:18). Receiving water baptism (in Jesus name only) in order to obtain the remission of sins (dipped or condemned) with the evidence of speaking in tongues (no tongues, no Holy Spirit) may be the necessary foundational components of the perverted gospel of the Oneness Pentecostal church, but are
not necessary components for salvation outlined for all in the book of Acts.
1 Corinthians 3:11 - For
no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF IS THE FOUNDATION AND NOT WATER BAPTISM, SPEAKING IN TONGUES OR WORKS IN GENERAL. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s
work which he has built on it
endures, he will
receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s
work is burned, he will
suffer loss; (of reward)
but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
I see that everything I explained to you in post #40 just went right over your head.
As we read on in Matthew 7:24-27, we find
two different foundations with
two different results, and not salvation by works through your components. Each house has a different material upon which its foundation is laid, and each house has a different final outcome. One house is built by a wise man upon a
rock and it
stands. The other is built by a foolish man upon the
sand and it
collapses.
Those deceived by their own self-righteousness in Matthew 7:22-23 were "outwardly" setting out to do things that the righteous would do yet they
did not truly know Christ (had no personal relationship with Christ) which stemmed from
not truly believing in Him. The
rock the wise man builds upon is
true righteousness found in Jesus Christ alone as evidenced by authentic Christianity. The
sand the foolish man builds upon is
self-righteousness as evidenced by false religions and cults.
*Only those who truly believe in Christ are wise and hear the words of Jesus and properly act on them. *The foolish man twists the words of Jesus, perverts the gospel and acts on their own self-righteous works system and confuses that with properly hearing and doing/acting on the words of Jesus.