01/03/2022
It makes me really SAD how few preachers and churches out there preach Acts 2:38 as the biblical response to the Gospel.
Many understand the importance of repentance and faith, but when it comes to understanding that baptism in water is part of that salvation and the biblical response to the Gospel, together with receiving the Holy Spirit, not many understand. Yes, only few have that right.
The biggest deception today is found within the church. They love Jesus and have part of the Gospel right, but not all of it.
To repent and believe is the beginning, and totally necessary, but read your Bible. It's not enough to be born again. You also need to bury that old body and wash away your sins in the baptism in water, and you also need the baptism with the Holy Spirit.
These are not my words... Jesus Himself said we need to be born again of water and Spirit, and that the one who believes AND is baptized shall be saved. Peter also said it so clear here:
"Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)
If you read on in rest of the book of Acts, this is what you see there too.
This is the cross:
Jesus died - NOW we need to die to our sins.
Jesus got buried - NOW we need to be buried with Him in baptism in water.
Jesus rose up by the Holy Spirit - NOW we need to receive the Holy Spirit.
Yes, some receive the Holy Spirit first, but that doesn't mean baptism in water is not needed or less important.
May we come away from the dangerous traditions of man like the sinners' prayer, or that repentance and faith is enough - and come back to the WHOLE truth that is truly setting people free!
Yes! We have seen hundreds and even thousands who can testify that they were the fruit of traditional preaching we see all over the place today, but when they finally understood the whole gospel with baptism as we see in Acts 2:38, they experienced the true freedom from sin, and the ability to walk the life Jesus called them to!
Yes, it was there, where they were truly born again!
God, this is my biggest prayer - that the true Gospel may come back to the church, and that people may be truly born again and walk as disciples of Christ! Amen.
Blessings
Torben Søndergaard
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