What kind of a group do you belong to?
Peter preached another kind or manner of signs ? How many sins are forgiven with it? Not enough to be justified??
As always God must do the first works that do work in us to both will and do His good pleasure (imputed righteousness. Repentance is a work of God that he works in us to both will and do his good pleasure
Water baptism is an old testament ceremonial law (shadow of Jesus to come) used when a new priest entered the ministry. It was changed when Jesus from the tribe of Judah starting baptizing . No longer after a Levi alone now after any nation men and woman priest.A kingdom of priest as ambassadors sent from a foreign land not here. But where the believer have their citizenship and birth records. The heavenly Jerusalem not seen
Getting circumcised is an old testament ceremonial law as a shadow. It was fulfilled in Christ our bloody husband . It was used to represent the first born the Son of God.
It is clearly seen in the parable/ figure below.. Used a gentile woman to prevent God from kiling Moses for not honoring God's first Son the Son of God.
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.Exodus 4:23-26
All of the old testament ceremonial laws where used as a way of preaching the gospel that did looked ahead to the suffering of Christ beforehand and the glory that did come. The graves were opened.
The old testement born again Jew (inward ) and not in respect to the flesh(outward Jew). They received the end of the work of faith that worked in them from the beginning just as us today
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, (our bloody husband) and the glory that should follow.1 Peter 1:11 9-11