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Acts 2:37-39
Excerpted from: The Wonderful Ordinance of Water Baptism

Thousands were in Jerusalem for this festival. When the Spirit of God was given to the disciples that morning, Peter then preached the first inspired sermon for the Christian church. Thousands were convicted in their hearts, having realized the fruitlessness of their past lives and realizing that Christ was and is the Savior.

Peter spelled out, in no uncertain terms, that there are two conditions. Those two conditions are the same that Jesus spelled out at the beginning of His Gospel—repent and believe. No one can be rightly baptized unless he believes.

Once these conditions are complied with, God stands bound by a promise to put within the repentant believer His Spirit. Then, many of His attributes begin to be imparted to us. His love, faith, understanding, goodness, and power—the power to develop the very same things that make up who He is and how He thinks and acts begin to be made available to those who God calls and gives His Spirit of a sound mind to.

This is the beginning of eternal life, and the very character of God. The Holy Spirit in a person changes that person. If there is no change in the person after baptism and the receipt of the Holy Spirit, then that person was most likely just dunked.

You do not join a church. God calls you into His church. Water baptism is required for those God calls to begin the process of conversion and salvation.

In the first inspired sermon, after the Holy Spirit came to convert Peter and the apostles, Peter commanded all to repent, and to be baptized.

The command is, "Repent, and be baptized"—and then, "you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

Acts 2:36-39
Excerpted from: What Is the Church?

Now during Peter's sermon, the light switch was turned on, the veil over their eyes was removed, as it were, and they recognized what they had done. Now God did that through Peter's message. God revealed what they had done, and the awareness of a need to change occurred.

These verses basically show the process in action. God calls and reveals Himself to us and how corrupt we are and we respond by believing and doing, believing in God and His Word, repenting and being baptized that we might receive the gift of His Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:37-38
Excerpted from: Truth (Part 3)

The Holy Spirit did that. The Holy Spirit smote these people in the heart so that they could clearly see that they were individually responsible for the death of Jesus Christ even if they had not been there when it actually took place.

Articles
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Two)

Bible Studies
Are You Justified?
Basic Doctrines: Water Baptism
Is Your Conscience a Good Guide?
What Must We Do When We Recognize Our Guilt?

Essays
Peter, a Sketch
What Is Real Conversion? (Part One)

Sermons
The Spirit and the Way
Forgiveness and the Perpetual Covenant of Peace
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Ten): The Church
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part One)
Lamentations (Part Three)
The Book of Joel (Part Two)
Shrugging Off Scoffers (Part One)
Secession (Part Two): Spiritual Separation
What is Atonement?
Preparing While Waiting For God
Preparing While Waiting For God
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits
"I Will Build My Church"
What Would You Die For?
Baptized in the Sea
Real Conversion
Remembering Your Vows
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 12)
Pentecost and the Mystery of the Church
'I Will Pour Out My Spirit!'

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