2007-09-09 16:22:14 · 11 answers · asked by spiritwoman343 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES, Peter does tell us how to be saved .... it coincides w/ what Jesus said regarding the new birth.
Jesus gave Peter the keys to the Kingdom of God. Peter gave his 1st sermon after the day of Pentecost.
when he was asked what must we do to be saved???
" Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Jesus said in john 3 we must be born again if we are to enter into His Kingdom.
Jesus said emphatically in vs 5,
"Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water AND of the Spirit, he CANNOT enter into the kingdom of God."
this is the plan of redemption that Jesus authored at Calvary.
it is how we obey Jesus' death, burial & resurrection.
it is the new birth.
the history book of the church (the book of acts) tells how the apostles preached the new birth & to obtain it.
for further reference, read acts 2, 8, 10, 19.
denominal churches today have twisted the new birth process. belief only is NOT enough. we are to obey the Gospel (Jesus' death, burial & resurrection ) just like the apostles taught in the book of acts.
you can't believe the Bible is true & yet not believe in the new birth as spelled out in Acts.
2007-09-09 16:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by t d 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, Peter can tell us how to be saved, and most certainly the Apostle Paul can also.
Time and again Paul likens the Christian’s course to a “race” that must be run to the finish. “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” he urged the Hebrews. (12:1, AV) To enter the race, sinners must take the steps necessary for salvation: hearing and accepting the Word of God, believing in Jesus Christ and his ransom sacrifice, repenting of their sins and being baptized. In this way, they get saved “from this crooked generation,” as Peter exhorted those gathered at Pentecost. Unbelievers are outside the race, having failed to enter by getting “saved.”Acts 2:37-40.
Once entered in the race by being “saved,” a Christian takes “hold of the life which is life indeed.” But is it possible to lose that grip on life? Paul answers with this question: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize?” In the Christian race, Paul indicates the “one” who receives the prize is anyone who finishes the race. Therefore, Paul urges, “So run that you may obtain it.” Then, using himself as an example to make the point of his illustration, he continues: “I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” 1 Tim. 6:19.
Evidently the apostle, who surely was a “saved” Christian, believed that even he could be “disqualified” from the race. Yet as long as he continued to ‘run that he might obtain’ the prize, thus remaining in the race, salvation was assured. This is why Christians who remain in the race can be said to ‘have everlasting life.’ But if they should ever quit the race, they are “disqualified,” losing their hold on everlasting life.
2007-09-10 13:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your translation for the exact wording, Peter tell us how to save ourselves from a corrupt generation but at no point does he pronounce people "saved" as pastors do today. Check it out. Name one convertion described in the Bible where the person is proclaimed to be "saved." Not Acts 2, 8, 10, 19. The terminology and therefore the meaning is not there.
Because one repeats a group of words or gets wet does not mean a person's heart has been changed. Assurance of salvation comes through obedience from which there is no substitution.
Unless you can see in another person's heart, it would be wise not to pronounce someone saved and risk being wrong. On the other hand, since we can't see in another person's heart, we can't say someone has NOT been saved. Rather, it is somewhere in the tension between the two that the correct answer lies.
Read the gospel presentation Jesus gives in the Parable of the Lost Son. The son had value to the Father regardless of whether he was lost or found but the Father didn't run after the son to SAVE him from himself. Rather, the son came to his senses and came to the Father. The Father would have been gracious to allow the son to come home as a servant. But the Father is generous as He gave the son an unmerited gift....to return to being the son.
Hope this helps
2007-09-09 16:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by DS M 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Peter Pan or Peter the Great?
2007-09-09 16:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Being "saved" is a state of GRACE given from the unconditional love of God, the Father !!! It is nothing that we do (performance "religion") - it is a free- unmerited gift from God !!! That's it !!! The gospel contains this message and is available, not only from Peter, or any other characters in the Bible but from any Christian [genuine one] !!!
2007-09-09 16:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
God.
"Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
"We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.
Then Peter said, "Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have." So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days."
Acts 10:34-48
(Did you notice God saved them before they were baptized?)
2007-09-09 16:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Asked and answered...
Acts 2:21
"And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved."
2007-09-09 16:32:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can through the Holy Spirit...Only by the shed blood of Jesus Christ our Savior of this world...He came so we can be saved...
2007-09-09 16:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, ask your peter.
2007-09-09 16:26:33 · answer #9 · answered by Cerulean 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Any Christian should be able to tell you.
2007-09-09 16:46:35 · answer #10 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋