Yes , same in Jesus time....anyone who says man is ok the way he is ..WRONG
"" just by FAITH is saved ..WRONG
"" GRACE WRONG
just confess with mouth.. WRONG
Just (john 3 v16 ) God so loved the world... WRONG
So saved by grace through FAITH, NOT WORKS (Ephesians 2:8,9) is WRONG? Whosoever BELIEVES IN HIM shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16) is WRONG? Absolutely not.
ITS A PACKAGE DEAL !!!!!!!!! put the pieces together, please !
there are many more scriptures ..acts 2 v 38 (starting point) Repent (babys cant !), Be Baptised ( Full immersion ) , recieve the Holy Spirit ( speak in tongues ) as Jesus said..
Repentance actually precedes saving belief/faith in Christ. Matthew 21:32 - For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you
did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not
repent and believe him. Mark 1:15 -
Repent and believe the gospel. Acts 20:21 - testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of
repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:38 does not negate Acts 10:43-47. Scripture must harmonize with other scripture or else we have a contradiction and there are no contradictions in God's Word. In Acts 10:45, notice ..the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also BEFORE water baptism (Acts 10:47) *compare with Acts 2:38 ..receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Repentance and believing the gospel are inseparable in receiving salvation, but you can repent and believe the gospel and NOT YET BE WATER BAPTIZED. We must harmonize scripture with scripture before reaching the proper conclusion and not distort passages of scripture then patch them together to create a different "watered down" gospel.
In Acts 2:38, "for the remission of sins" does not refer back to both clauses, "you all repent" and "each one of you be baptized," but refers only to the first. Peter is saying "repent unto the remission of your sins," the same as in Acts 3:19. The clause "each one of you be baptized" is parenthetical.
Acts 3:19 -
Repent therefore and
be converted, that your
sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. *What happened to baptism?
Acts 10:43 - To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever
believes in Him will receive remission of sins. 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because
the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them
speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, 47
"Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" *What happened to baptism in verse 43? *Received
the gift of the Holy Spirit PRIOR TO WATER BAPTISM.
Acts 11:17 - If therefore God gave them the
same gift (Holy Spirit) as He gave us
when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, (compare with *Acts 16:31 -
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved) who was I that I could withstand God?" When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles
repentance unto life. *What happened to baptism?
Acts 15:8 - So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by
giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made
no distinction between us and them,
purifying their hearts by faith. *What happened to baptism?
Faith in Jesus Christ "implied in genuine repentance" (rather than water baptism) brings the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 10:43-47; 11:17,18; 15:8,9). *Perfect Harmony*
Mark 16 v16+16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
These are for true believers not pretenders !!!!! ALL
"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved"
(general cases without making a qualification for the unusual case of someone who believes but is not baptized) but he that
believeth not shall be damned. The omission of baptized with "believeth not" shows that Jesus does not make baptism absolutely essential to salvation.
Condemnation rests on unbelief, not on baptism. So salvation rests on belief. If water baptism is absolutely required for salvation (dipped or condemned), then why did Jesus NOT mention it in the following verses? (3:15,16,18; 5:24; 6:29,40,47; 11:25,26). What is the ONE requirement that Jesus mentions 9 different times in each of these complete statements?
BELIEVES. *What happened to baptism? *Hermeneutics.