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“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his...

“and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him...

I am sympathetic to your position, but we still have to remember Romans 4. “Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also...

“And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/act.8.1.ESV “Now those who were...

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV

“Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has...

Isn’t the meaning of baptizo well understood as “to immerse”. It doesn’t mean to immerse in water. We can see that from Matthew 3:11 where three different mediums for immersion are given in one verse. ““I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I...

This may be a little different than EG meant, but it is a translation that demonstrates that Acts 2:38 isn’t about water baptism. “Kefa answered them, “Turn from sin, return to God, and each of you be immersed on the authority of Yeshua the Messiah into forgiveness of your sins, and you will...

What about the prophecy in Joel from Acts 2? “But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old...

Luke 24:47 is absolutely a very important verse. We see it translated “repentance and forgiveness of sins”. If you look at the oldest manuscripts of Luke (P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus) you will see that the greek word used is eis and not kai. If you translate eis like it is translated in Acts...

“John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair...

Hi Wayne This is what comes to mind. ““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.7.21.ESV What does it mean to do his will? “Beloved, if...

Hi Wayne If you look at the definition of the Hebrew word or the Greek word in this passage it means more than to simply call out a name. The Hebrew word can mean to cry out for help or to call unto someone in praise. Thayer’s Lexicon says this of the Greek word: I call upon (on my...

Keep in mind that in Acts 2:38 a medium for immersion exists in the passage itself. Immersion into forgiveness of sins. “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath...

Are you saying we should assume that the immersion is in water? If so, I would say the verse appears to make perfect sense without doing that. That troubles me from this perspective: “For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by...

eis means into epi means on or upon baptizo means to immerse without any implied medium to be immersed into Doesn’t this translation make sense? “Kefa answered them, “Turn from sin, return to God, and each of you be immersed on the authority of Yeshua the Messiah into forgiveness of your sins...

I don’t understand how that can be. Acts 2:14-21 says this: “But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it...

If the Greek work metanoia(repent) means to change your mind or think differently, hasn’t someone who comes to believe done that?

If you look at Acts 2:38 in Greek the word in from “in the name of” is actually not the word for in. It is epi which means on. So this seems to actually be “on the authority”. So, be immersed, every one of you, on the authority of Jesus Christ into the forgiveness of the sins of you. “Kefa...

Doesn’t 1 John 5:1 show without doubt that everyone who believes has already been reborn? “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV