9 questions for those that still want to insist salvation
occurs before baptism:
1.) When the crowd asked
what they must do, did Peter say, “Repent and BELIEVE!” or did he say,
“Repent and be BAPTIZED!”?
2.) When the crowd asked
what they must do, did Peter say, “Ask Jesus to come into your heart! Pray and
ask God to forgive you!” or did he say, “Repent and be BAPTIZED!”?
3.) When the crowd asked what
they must do, did Peter lead them in the “sinner’s prayer” or did he tell them
to “Repent and be BAPTIZED!”?
4.) If they were already
saved before they were baptized, then why did Peter tell them to “Repent!”?
(Verse 38)
5.) If they were already saved
before they were baptized, why did Peter tell them, “SAVE yourselves…!”?
(Verse 40)
6.) If “eis” means
“because of”, where is there even one single credible version of the Bible
where the translators translated this phrase “because of” and not “for”,
or “so that”?
7.) Forgiveness only comes
after repentance (Luke 13:3,5). So if “eis” means “because of”, why
would Peter tell them to “Repent because your sins have
already been forgiven!”?
8.) If baptism is not when
our souls become saved, then why does it say, in verse 41, “Then they that
gladly received his word were BAPTIZED: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand SOULS.”?
9.) If baptism is not for
today, then why did Peter tell them, “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.”? (Verse 39)
This page last updated:
August 27, 2002