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"....Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,...." (Acts 2:38)
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out...." (Acts 3:19)
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mk.1:4)
The Koine Greek word for converted means 'to turn back morally, to reform: ...Acts 3:19...' Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (word #1994)
Acts 2:38 understood in isolation would lead one to believe that after one repents, they are to then be water baptized unto the remission of their sins.
Verses such as Acts 3:19 & Mk.1:4 shed light on Acts 2:38 and we then understand that it isn't the act of water baptism that is unto the remission of sins, but that 'repentance' itself is what is unto the remission of sins.
The Koine Greek word for repent means 'conduct worthy of a heart changed and abhorring sin:.....Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19..........' Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (word #3340)
In the New Testament when people were commanded to repent, they understood that they were being commanded to also believe. Likewise, when they were commanded to believe, they understood that they were also being commanded to repent. This is why so many in the world will refuse to 'believe' because they know that 'repentance' is included in belief!
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." (Mk.1:15
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out...." (Acts 3:19)
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mk.1:4)
The Koine Greek word for converted means 'to turn back morally, to reform: ...Acts 3:19...' Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (word #1994)
Acts 2:38 understood in isolation would lead one to believe that after one repents, they are to then be water baptized unto the remission of their sins.
Verses such as Acts 3:19 & Mk.1:4 shed light on Acts 2:38 and we then understand that it isn't the act of water baptism that is unto the remission of sins, but that 'repentance' itself is what is unto the remission of sins.
The Koine Greek word for repent means 'conduct worthy of a heart changed and abhorring sin:.....Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19..........' Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (word #3340)
In the New Testament when people were commanded to repent, they understood that they were being commanded to also believe. Likewise, when they were commanded to believe, they understood that they were also being commanded to repent. This is why so many in the world will refuse to 'believe' because they know that 'repentance' is included in belief!
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." (Mk.1:15
