God is awesome. I was responding to a post when God revealed the connection between two verses:
Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice AND open the door I WILL COME IN TO HIM..." This parallels exactly what happened first at Pentecost. Hearts were pricked. (Jesus knocked) The command to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus, although spoken by Peter, came directly from Jesus via His Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:2) Those who heard AND obeyed were given the promise of receiving/being indwelt by the Holy Ghost.
"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?
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.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." Acts 2:37-42
Don't refuse Jesus, when He Knocks Open the Door!
Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice AND open the door I WILL COME IN TO HIM..." This parallels exactly what happened first at Pentecost. Hearts were pricked. (Jesus knocked) The command to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus, although spoken by Peter, came directly from Jesus via His Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:2) Those who heard AND obeyed were given the promise of receiving/being indwelt by the Holy Ghost.
"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?
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.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." Acts 2:37-42
Don't refuse Jesus, when He Knocks Open the Door!
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