The “Rest of the Story” of the Philippiani jailer. Acts 16

[Beckworth]

When the Philippian jailer asked the question in Acts 16:30, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Paul told him to “believe” on the Lord Jesus Christ and he would be saved along with his household.

But the jailer was not “saved” in verse 30. He was a Roman Gentile living in a city that was over 1300 miles from Jerusalem. He likely had never heard of Jesus and had no idea what to believe. This is why in verse 32, Paul and Silas “SPOKE THe WORD OF THE LORD “ to him. The jailer did not know what he needed to “believe.” Here is a perfect example of Romans 10:14: “How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” The jailer had not heard, so could not believe, until the preachers there taught him what to do. “So then FAITH COMES BY HEARING, and HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD.” Verse 17.

We are not specifically told what Paul and Silas told him in that sermon, but if we examine his “actions”, we can know some of what they said, because the jailer knew nothing on his own until they told him what to do.

We can know that the Jailer “believed” what he heard about the Christ and how to be saved, because we see him “washing their stripes” where they had been beaten. Perhaps the jailer. himself, was the one who put them there. This is evidence of “repentance.” So, we can know that Paul taught the jailer that he needed to “repent.”

And then IMMEDIATELY, they were baptized— in the wee hours of the morning! Remember that the earthquake did not happen until midnight or after. By this time, it is the middle of the night. Wonder how long Paul and Silas were in teaching him the “word of the Lord?” Have you asked yourself “why” do that NOW? In the middle of the night? If baptism is “optional” as men teach, if it’s not really necessary, then why not wait until a more convenient time—at least until tomorrow when it is light?

Also, “baptism” had to be something that he learned from Paul and Silas when they “spoke the word of the Lord” to him. It would not have been something that the jailer came up with by himself. This reminds me of a similar story in Acts 8. The preacher Phillip “preached Jesus” to the eunuch and although we are not told what Phillip told him, when they came to “water”, the eunuch immediately wanted to be baptized. These two stories ( along with many other scriptures) make me know that baptism was a very important part of the gospel and definitely a part of what they needed to do to be saved. Paul, Silas, and the evangelist Phillip all included it in their message to non-believers. The fact that the eunuch wanted to be baptized as soon as he saw water, and the fact that the jailer wanted to be baptized “Immediately”, in the middle of the night, does not sound like Paul, Silas, and Phillip presented baptism as an “option”, or it’s not really necessary, or you can if you want to, but it doesn’t save you. That is NOT the reaction we see from people in the Bible.

Another reaction we see from people in the Bible is that they “rejoiced” AFTER they were baptized. And many times, enjoyed a meal after being saved. In Acts 8, as soon as Phillip and the eunuch came up out of the waters of baptism, the Spirit took Phillip away, and the eunuch went on his way REJOICING. Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9, received “food” after he was baptized and was strengthened. In Acts 16:34, immediately after being baptized in verse 33, they ate a meal together and “REJOICED, having BELIEVED in God with all his household.

Does this story sound like all that the jailer did to be saved was “believe?” The last sentence says it all—after believing, repenting, and being baptized, they were described by the Holy Spirit as “having believed in God. There is much more to “belief” than just mental assent. The jailer was saved in verses 32 and 33, not in verse 30, nor in verse 31.

And that is the “rest of the story”. (That men will not tell you.)

 

[Watchman22]

When the Philippian jailer asked the question in Acts 16:30, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Paul told him to “believe” on the Lord Jesus Christ and he would be saved along with his household.

But the jailer was not “saved” in verse 30. He was a Roman Gentile living in a city that was over 1300 miles from Jerusalem. He likely had never heard of Jesus and had no idea what to believe. This is why in verse 32, Paul and Silas “SPOKE THe WORD OF THE LORD “ to him. The jailer did not know what he needed to “believe.” Here is a perfect example of Romans 10:14: “How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” The jailer had not heard, so could not believe, until the preachers there taught him what to do. “So then FAITH COMES BY HEARING, and HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD.” Verse 17.

We are not specifically told what Paul and Silas told him in that sermon, but if we examine his “actions”, we can know some of what they said, because the jailer knew nothing on his own until they told him what to do.

We can know that the Jailer “believed” what he heard about the Christ and how to be saved, because we see him “washing their stripes” where they had been beaten. Perhaps the jailer. himself, was the one who put them there. This is evidence of “repentance.” So, we can know that Paul taught the jailer that he needed to “repent.”

And then IMMEDIATELY, they were baptized— in the wee hours of the morning! Remember that the earthquake did not happen until midnight or after. By this time, it is the middle of the night. Wonder how long Paul and Silas were in teaching him the “word of the Lord?” Have you asked yourself “why” do that NOW? In the middle of the night? If baptism is “optional” as men teach, if it’s not really necessary, then why not wait until a more convenient time—at least until tomorrow when it is light?

Also, “baptism” had to be something that he learned from Paul and Silas when they “spoke the word of the Lord” to him. It would not have been something that the jailer came up with by himself. This reminds me of a similar story in Acts 8. The preacher Phillip “preached Jesus” to the eunuch and although we are not told what Phillip told him, when they came to “water”, the eunuch immediately wanted to be baptized. These two stories ( along with many other scriptures) make me know that baptism was a very important part of the gospel and definitely a part of what they needed to do to be saved. Paul, Silas, and the evangelist Phillip all included it in their message to non-believers. The fact that the eunuch wanted to be baptized as soon as he saw water, and the fact that the jailer wanted to be baptized “Immediately”, in the middle of the night, does not sound like Paul, Silas, and Phillip presented baptism as an “option”, or it’s not really necessary, or you can if you want to, but it doesn’t save you. That is NOT the reaction we see from people in the Bible.

Another reaction we see from people in the Bible is that they “rejoiced” AFTER they were baptized. And many times, enjoyed a meal after being saved. In Acts 8, as soon as Phillip and the eunuch came up out of the waters of baptism, the Spirit took Phillip away, and the eunuch went on his way REJOICING. Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9, received “food” after he was baptized and was strengthened. In Acts 16:34, immediately after being baptized in verse 33, they ate a meal together and “REJOICED, having BELIEVED in God with all his household.

Does this story sound like all that the jailer did to be saved was “believe?” The last sentence says it all—after believing, repenting, and being baptized, they were described by the Holy Spirit as “having believed in God. There is much more to “belief” than just mental assent. The jailer was saved in verses 32 and 33, not in verse 30, nor in verse 31.

And that is the “rest of the story”. (That men will not tell you.)

And then there is the "rest of the rest of the story."

The word " believe" is a mistranslation!
The correct translation of that Greek word Paul used, pisteuo, is a personal surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ, and live a life inspired by such surrender.

So the jailer would have responded with a surrendered life to Jesus Christ, and went on to live a life inspired by that surrender. Saving him and his household.

 

[Beckworth]

And then there is the "rest of the rest of the story."

The word " believe" is a mistranslation!
The correct translation of that Greek word Paul used, pisteuo, is a personal surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ, and live a life inspired by such surrender.

So the jailer would have responded with a surrendered life to Jesus Christ, and went on to live a life inspired by that surrender. Saving him and his household.

I believe The Holy Spirit and God the Father, and Jesus Christ have the power to “protect” and “keep” their book from corruption that would lead people astray. I also believe that God did not make the “book”, the Bible so obscure that everyone, even to a child could not properly understand it without a knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew languages. if what you say is true, then no one in the world can read it and get the correct understanding without a knowledge of the Greek language. It woujd be God’s fault that thousands of people are lost because they read the book He wrote and it was translated wrong so anyone who reads it without understanding Greek would be lost. That is not true. Such efforts by Satan are constantly going on, not only about Mark 16:16, but also about about Acrs 2:38, , 1 Peter 3:21, and almost the entire book of James but especially chapter 2, Doesn’t it seem just a little strange to you that the translators only mis translated the scriptures that have to do with baptism and “faith only?” Satan has always worked to destroy what God has said; and always takes the OPPOSITE position from the one That God takes.

Example: #1: GOD told Adam and Eve, if you eat this fruit “YOU WILL DIE.””
SATAN told Eve, if you eat this fruit, “YOU WILL NOT DIE.” You see! Just the OPPOSITE of what God says.
#2 - God says in 1 Peter 3:21, “BAPTISM DOES NOW SAVE US.” What does Satan say?
SATAN says “BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE US.” It’s just a repeat of Genesis 3, just with a different subject. Again, just the OPPOSITE of what God says in the Bible.
#3 - GOD SAYS, “YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” James 2:24.
SATAN says “YOU ARE SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” Who do you think is behind that “faith only “ salvation? Absolutely not God. He has already spoken on “faith only” and HE SAYS IT WONT SAVE YOU. Satan is the one who teaches just the opposite of what God says. Always has; ever since Genesis 3.

Now, Jesus the Son of God, spoke in Mark 16:16 and He said “He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.” Jesus puts salvation AFTER BAPTISM. Where would you expect Satan to put salvation? Before or after Baptism? Well, BEFORE Baptism of course! He is batting 100! I’m not at all surprised. In fact, I would be surprised if Satan did NOT teach it that way; because he always contradicts and says the opposite of what God says, especially when it comes to salvation; because Satan does not want us to obey God and be saved. It is his job to see that people are lost—not saved.

What I AM surprised at are the number of people who read exactly what God has said in the Bible and still choose to believe what Satan says OVER what God says. Just like Eve in the garden.

 

[Watchman22]

I believe The Holy Spirit and God the Father, and Jesus Christ have the power to “protect” and “keep” their book from corruption that would lead people astray. I also believe that God did not make the “book”, the Bible so obscure that everyone, even to a child could not properly understand it without a knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew languages. if what you say is true, then no one in the world can read it and get the correct understanding without a knowledge of the Greek language. It woujd be God’s fault that thousands of people are lost because they read the book He wrote and it was translated wrong so anyone who reads it without understanding Greek would be lost. That is not true. Such efforts by Satan are constantly going on, not only about Mark 16:16, but also about about Acrs 2:38, , 1 Peter 3:21, and almost the entire book of James but especially chapter 2, Doesn’t it seem just a little strange to you that the translators only mis translated the scriptures that have to do with baptism and “faith only?” Satan has always worked to destroy what God has said; and always takes the OPPOSITE position from the one That God takes.

Example: #1: GOD told Adam and Eve, if you eat this fruit “YOU WILL DIE.””
SATAN told Eve, if you eat this fruit, “YOU WILL NOT DIE.” You see! Just the OPPOSITE of what God says.
#2 - God says in 1 Peter 3:21, “BAPTISM DOES NOW SAVE US.” What does Satan say?
SATAN says “BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE US.” It’s just a repeat of Genesis 3, just with a different subject. Again, just the OPPOSITE of what God says in the Bible.
#3 - GOD SAYS, “YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” James 2:24.
SATAN says “YOU ARE SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” Who do you think is behind that “faith only “ salvation? Absolutely not God. He has already spoken on “faith only” and HE SAYS IT WONT SAVE YOU. Satan is the one who teaches just the opposite of what God says. Always has; ever since Genesis 3.

Now, Jesus the Son of God, spoke in Mark 16:16 and He said “He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.” Jesus puts salvation AFTER BAPTISM. Where would you expect Satan to put salvation? Before or after Baptism? Well, BEFORE Baptism of course! He is batting 100! I’m not at all surprised. In fact, I would be surprised if Satan did NOT teach it that way; because he always contradicts and says the opposite of what God says, especially when it comes to salvation; because Satan does not want us to obey God and be saved. It is his job to see that people are lost—not saved.

What I AM surprised at are the number of people who read exactly what God has said in the Bible and still choose to believe what Satan says OVER what God says. Just like Eve in the garden.

You can stomp your feet all you want, but it's a 100% true, the words believe, believer, and believing are mistranslations.

Who's to blame God or satan, I don't know the answer to that question.

I do know if the called out ones were being taught by gifted ministers, instead of being self taught, this problem wouldn't have turned into the wide path Jesus warned us about.

You've just been given a huge gift, don't waste it.

 

[Watchman22]

I believe The Holy Spirit and God the Father, and Jesus Christ have the power to “protect” and “keep” their book from corruption that would lead people astray. I also believe that God did not make the “book”, the Bible so obscure that everyone, even to a child could not properly understand it without a knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew languages. if what you say is true, then no one in the world can read it and get the correct understanding without a knowledge of the Greek language. It woujd be God’s fault that thousands of people are lost because they read the book He wrote and it was translated wrong so anyone who reads it without understanding Greek would be lost. That is not true. Such efforts by Satan are constantly going on, not only about Mark 16:16, but also about about Acrs 2:38, , 1 Peter 3:21, and almost the entire book of James but especially chapter 2, Doesn’t it seem just a little strange to you that the translators only mis translated the scriptures that have to do with baptism and “faith only?” Satan has always worked to destroy what God has said; and always takes the OPPOSITE position from the one That God takes.

Example: #1: GOD told Adam and Eve, if you eat this fruit “YOU WILL DIE.””
SATAN told Eve, if you eat this fruit, “YOU WILL NOT DIE.” You see! Just the OPPOSITE of what God says.
#2 - God says in 1 Peter 3:21, “BAPTISM DOES NOW SAVE US.” What does Satan say?
SATAN says “BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE US.” It’s just a repeat of Genesis 3, just with a different subject. Again, just the OPPOSITE of what God says in the Bible.
#3 - GOD SAYS, “YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” James 2:24.
SATAN says “YOU ARE SAVED BY FAITH ONLY.” Who do you think is behind that “faith only “ salvation? Absolutely not God. He has already spoken on “faith only” and HE SAYS IT WONT SAVE YOU. Satan is the one who teaches just the opposite of what God says. Always has; ever since Genesis 3.

Now, Jesus the Son of God, spoke in Mark 16:16 and He said “He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.” Jesus puts salvation AFTER BAPTISM. Where would you expect Satan to put salvation? Before or after Baptism? Well, BEFORE Baptism of course! He is batting 100! I’m not at all surprised. In fact, I would be surprised if Satan did NOT teach it that way; because he always contradicts and says the opposite of what God says, especially when it comes to salvation; because Satan does not want us to obey God and be saved. It is his job to see that people are lost—not saved.

What I AM surprised at are the number of people who read exactly what God has said in the Bible and still choose to believe what Satan says OVER what God says. Just like Eve in the garden.

This is about rediscovering NT pisteuo. We don't need to discover any new truths, we need to rediscover the old truths.

It's been apoximately 500 years since William Tindale realized he couldn't translate the most important word in the Greek texts into the English language.

What is the most important word in the NT?
It's the Greek word "pisteuo."
I'm aware of the word "Grace", but Grace avails nothing if pisteuo isn't fulfilled correctly.

Why couldn't Tindale correctly translate "pisteuo" into the English language?

It's because the English language has no word to translate pisteuo. The English language has no corresponding verb to the noun "Faith" like the Greek does.

What is the Greek word pisteuo?

"Pisteuo" is the corresponding verb to the noun "pistis". The Greek word "pistis" is where we get our English word "Faith".

Where is the corresponding verb to the noun "Faith" in the English language?

There is none! The words the English language should have had for Tindale and the other translators are "faithe", "faither", and "faithing". But those words are not in the English language and weren't available for Tindale and the others translators.

So what did William Tindale do?

Tindale had to make a choice, stop his translation into the English language, or choose a different word. He decided to use the words "believe", "believer", and "believing", 248 times.
Gods word specifically warns against anyone adding or subtracting from the primary texts. Even if done unintentionally, in my opinion he has laid the foundation for the wide path Jesus warns us about. Here we are, 500 years later, and most called out ones are standing on the mistranslated words "believe", "believer", and "believing". Thinking, if i simply "believe " in what Jesus said, did, and promised, I will immediately receive the Grace deposit or Holy Spirit. That's not the correct response to the call of the Father required to start, maintain, and complete the salvation journey here on earth.

Here are some facts about the mistranslated words believe, believer, and believing.
1) These words are not in the Greek language. Our teachers, churches, Bible colleges, and internet claim that if i look up the word "believe" in the Greek, it means "pisteuo". Pisteuo was mistranslated into the English, and then stamped back out onto the Greek. The Greek does not acknowledge a state of being where one is only " believing" in something. In the Greek, we are either moving towards something, "pisteuo", or the reverse action, moving away from something, "Apisteuo". No neutral or middle ground in the Greek

2) The mistranslated words believe, believing, and believer change the "object of faith" from a one on one personal relationship with God, a real living person, to what He did, said, and promised. Gods word cannot be the object of faith, it must be the living person.

3) Pisteuo is a verb, an action word that encompasses 3 parts. A specific act (the personal surrender to Him) based upon a belief (that he will accept the surrendered life) sustained by confidence (by making all the 100s of daily decisions supporting the fact our lives are not ours anymore, but His now.) "Believing " is only one of the 3, taken on its own is error.

4) Believe, believer, and believing are corresponding verbs to the noun "belief", not the noun "faith".

5) The definition of "believe " is "an opinion held in good faith without the necessary reference to its proof."

6) The Strongs gives the disclaimer "pisteuo means not just to believe. The Vines definition of pisteuo, "A personal surrender to Him and a life inspired by such surrender. " This is not a one time surrender, it's surrendering every day, all day if necessary, making a better one each day. This is the perfecting process. Saints are not people who are perfect, Saints are candidates for perfection. God is not looking a perfect surrendered life, simply a genuine one.

7) God sees us from A to Z, "A" being what He wants first. (And that's someone who will continuously surrender their lives to Him, and live a life that supports that surrender. )
We see God from Z to A, "Z" being what we want first. ( And that's His Grace deposit and His promises. )

Salvation is by Grace "through faith," (faithing) through a personal surrender to Him and a life inspired by such surrender.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

And then there is the rest of the rest of the rest of the story
(sounds like extra, extra Paul Harvey, eh)?:

God's Preserved Word (in our own language) Is Just Fine The Way It Is!
Thus, There Is No Need [ like our enemy ] To:

1) question It, 2) add to It, 3) subtract from It, 4) water It down, 5) Change It, or, 6) Deny It!

Simply study It "Rightly Divided" and believe/trust/have faith In It, "taking God At His Word!":

1) Make sure we prayerfully and Carefully Double-Checked that we are Not 'reprobate':

"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye​

not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"​

(2 Corinthians 13:5 AV)​

2) Give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:18 AV) for God's Grace, Peace, Mercy And Love!

3) Then, for the rest ( of the story ) of your own days:

Study [ with The Blessed Teacher and Bible Study Rules ] prayerfully and Carefully, ​

According To 2 Timothy 2:15 AV [ personally, I did this for 10 years to make sure ​

that I had The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth, before I shared​

it with anyone... ]:​

Basic Distinctions Between Prophecy and Mystery!​

Amen.



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And, precious friend(s), Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified
In The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Precious Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided:

The Bible: The BIG Picture

Amen.

 

[Watchman22]

And then there is the rest of the rest of the rest of the story
(sounds like extra, extra Paul Harvey, eh)?:

God's Preserved Word (in our own language) Is Just Fine The Way It Is!
Thus, There Is No Need [ like our enemy ] To:

1) question It, 2) add to It, 3) subtract from It, 4) water It down, 5) Change It, or, 6) Deny It!

Simply study It "Rightly Divided" and believe/trust/have faith In It, "taking God At His Word!":

1) Make sure we prayerfully and Carefully Double-Checked that we are Not 'reprobate':

"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye​

not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"​

(2 Corinthians 13:5 AV)​

2) Give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:18 AV) for God's Grace, Peace, Mercy And Love!

3) Then, for the rest ( of the story ) of your own days:

Study [ with The Blessed Teacher and Bible Study Rules ] prayerfully and Carefully, ​

According To 2 Timothy 2:15 AV [ personally, I did this for 10 years to make sure ​

that I had The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth, before I shared​

it with anyone... ]:​

Basic Distinctions Between Prophecy and Mystery!​

Amen.

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And, precious friend(s), Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified
In The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Precious Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided:

The Bible: The BIG Picture

Amen.

So you are going on record, and I do mean Gods record, that you have no intention of ever personally surrendering your life to Him and live a life inspired by that surrendeer.

Answer very carefully Grace ambassador.

 

[Beckworth]

All of this nonsense about “mistranslations” is only a “smokescreen” to divert you away from the facts of the story. It does not change what the jailer did to be saved. It does not do away with his baptism “immediately” after the word of the Lord was spoken to him. Even if all you say about “translations” were true, it would not change the facts of the story.

Whatever you “think” belief is, does not change his “hearing the word of God, and acting upon what he heard by “washing their stripes” and being “baptized” immediately in the wee hours of the morning. That part of the story is unaffected by whatever definition you put on “belief.” He and his household did not eat nor rejoice until after their baptism. You don’t see them “eating” and “rejoicing” after “belief” whatever you think that is. That’s the point! It all goes to show what the jaijer did to be saved. And it was all part of his salvation. There is not ONE thing in this story that would indicate that the jailer was “saved by faith alone.”

This “smokescreen” is just all another “device” of Satan. 2 Cor. 2:11.

 

[Watchman22]

All of this nonsense about “mistranslations” is only a “smokescreen” to divert you away from the facts of the story. It does not change what the jailer did to be saved. It does not do away with his baptism “immediately” after the word of the Lord was spoken to him. Even if all you say about “translations” were true, it would not change the facts of the story.

Whatever you “think” belief is, does not change his “hearing the word of God, and acting upon what he heard by “washing their stripes” and being “baptized” immediately in the wee hours of the morning. That part of the story is unaffected by whatever definition you put on “belief.” He and his household did not eat nor rejoice until after their baptism. You don’t see them “eating” and “rejoicing” after “belief” whatever you think that is. That’s the point! It all goes to show what the jaijer did to be saved. And it was all part of his salvation. There is not ONE thing in this story that would indicate that the jailer was “saved by faith alone.”

This “smokescreen” is just all another “device” of Satan. 2 Cor. 2:11.

Salah.

 

[Watchman22]

All of this nonsense about “mistranslations” is only a “smokescreen” to divert you away from the facts of the story. It does not change what the jailer did to be saved. It does not do away with his baptism “immediately” after the word of the Lord was spoken to him. Even if all you say about “translations” were true, it would not change the facts of the story.

Whatever you “think” belief is, does not change his “hearing the word of God, and acting upon what he heard by “washing their stripes” and being “baptized” immediately in the wee hours of the morning. That part of the story is unaffected by whatever definition you put on “belief.” He and his household did not eat nor rejoice until after their baptism. You don’t see them “eating” and “rejoicing” after “belief” whatever you think that is. That’s the point! It all goes to show what the jaijer did to be saved. And it was all part of his salvation. There is not ONE thing in this story that would indicate that the jailer was “saved by faith alone.”

This “smokescreen” is just all another “device” of Satan. 2 Cor. 2:11.

I'll ask you the same question i asked " Grace Ambassador ".
Will you go on the record, Gods record, that you have no intention of ever responding to the call of the Father with a personally surrendered life to Him and live a life inspired by such surrender?