Save Yourselves
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Save Yourselves
Save Yourselves
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then 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.
39 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.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Save yourselves from this untoward generation...
Untoward:
σκολιός
From the Indo-Eur. root sqel- (qel-) “to bend” this means “bent,” esp. for parts of the body (heel, knee, hip),1 “crooked,”
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then 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.
repent- μετανοέω
(meta-noi-yo)
Search for sense “to reconsider (repent)”
to reconsider...change of heart, mind, direction...
repent
reconsider… what?
change of heart about what?
context -
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Who Jesus was...
Belief - on Jesus as the Christ - the very Son of God -
God incarnate
God in the flesh
38 Then 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.
is this teaching baptismal generation?
Key words:
repent:
baptized:
for: in order to, because of...
“I got a ticket for speeding”
I got a ticket “in order to” speed..
I got a ticket “because of” speeding?
Here - the “for” is contextually - because of...
we get baptized because we believe - because we get saved - not in order to be saved...
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
2 things represent actions of the saved - but
only 1 thing refers to the action of the lost -
“…but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Salvation
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
gospel of John - Believe - Pistueo - to entrust ones spiritual well being;
John the baptist was a witness for:
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
BELIEF
Baptism
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
BELIEF
BAPTISM
Bread
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
There is much in the bible about fellowship and bread - but the context is probably speaking of the ordinance of Lord’s Supper
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
church ordinances:
baptism
breaking of bread - Lord’s supper
BELIEF
BAPTISM
BREAD
Brief - instruct, inform, explain
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
house to house - house churches -
doctrine
teaching
training
fellowship
Prayers
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
we live in wicked days...
Save yourselves… from this wicked, crooked, untoward generation...
Sin
Salvation
Sanctification
Service
Sovereignty
Save yourselves...
Believe
Baptize
Bread
Brief - doctrine
39 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.
to you
to your children
to all that are afar off...
Save yourself
Save your family
Save as many as are afar off as you can...
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Save yourselves...
reach your family