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I never said man can save himself by himself.
Heb 5:9 Christ is the author of salvation unto all them that obey Him. So those men that choose to obey Christ are in that sense saving themselves by doing what Christ says. You can "lose yourself" by NOT obeying Christ.
In Acts 2:38 God commanded those people to repent and be baptized for remission of sins (salvation)
So in v40 Peter tells them to "save yourselves". How? By obeying that command. They would "lose themselves" by not obeying that command. God does not determine for man which one's will be saved or lost, God left that choice up to men so those that choose to obey are 'saving themselves' and those that choose not to obey causing themselves to be lost.
Heb 5:9 Christ is the author of salvation unto all them that obey Him. So those men that choose to obey Christ are in that sense saving themselves by doing what Christ says. You can "lose yourself" by NOT obeying Christ.
In Acts 2:38 God commanded those people to repent and be baptized for remission of sins (salvation)
So in v40 Peter tells them to "save yourselves". How? By obeying that command. They would "lose themselves" by not obeying that command. God does not determine for man which one's will be saved or lost, God left that choice up to men so those that choose to obey are 'saving themselves' and those that choose not to obey causing themselves to be lost.
By removing or saying either one of those attributes of God in either of those areas does not exist then you just made God not God.