Calvinists are preaching a false message .
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Notice the sins they need to be aware of. And who hes taking to .
22¶Ye men of ISRAEL , hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God AMOUNG YOU by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of YOU , as ye yourselves also know:
23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, YE have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
22¶Ye men of ISRAEL , hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God AMOUNG YOU by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of YOU , as ye yourselves also know:
23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, YE have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
You must take what Jesus said and all of what Peter said in the whole chapter Acts 2:38 is not the full context of the Chapter Nor is the Jews the only people needing to be baptized. You said:
"My issue is with all this nonsense about Acts 2.38 being used for Gentiles."
if you read verse 39 it is not nonsense. IF you read Matthew 28 it is not nonsense. If you read in context what Jesus said with Peter you will see the Gospel message to the JEWS FIRST THEN to ALL. Just as Jesus said to do.
"My issue is with all this nonsense about Acts 2.38 being used for Gentiles."
if you read verse 39 it is not nonsense. IF you read Matthew 28 it is not nonsense. If you read in context what Jesus said with Peter you will see the Gospel message to the JEWS FIRST THEN to ALL. Just as Jesus said to do.
And the sin is what they did which Paul mentions . They need to change their minds ( repent ) from thinking he was a criminal deserving to die . " crucify him ! " . To realising that He is the only proper basis for the remission of sins. Signified by being baptised. Then they would recieve the Holy Spirit .This is not what we should be preaching today .
Notice also in acts 3 peter again to Israel .
14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17¶And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Again we should not preach this today.
14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17¶And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Again we should not preach this today.
But what does it actually say in Acts 2.38 ? Peter is speaking directly to those Jews who did something specific that they needed to repent of then they needed to DO something FOR something in order to recieve the Holy Spirit . That is not how a person is saved today at all . In spite of certain denominations trying to insist that it is . This is what happens when you take the book of ACTS out of context . Its an account of the transitions. Its not for getting doctrines.
Few things Acts 2:38 does not say but must be answered before one can do what Peter says in verse 38. I will post and you can tell me how ok?
Acts 3:38
38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [a]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
questions you need to answer :
- What are they repenting for?
- What are they being baptized for?
- what remission of sins?