What Must I Do To Be Saved?
“Ye must be born again...”
Almost all denominations and religions agree you have
to be born again. The problem is
they disagree on how you are to be born again. According to the Bible there is only one way to be born
again and that is the same way Peter and the apostles were born again on the
day of Pentecost.
In the scriptures below Jesus appointed Peter to set
the foundation for His church.
Jesus said “upon this rock (Peter) will I build my church”.
(John 1:40-42 KJV) One of the two which heard
John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first
findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias,
which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when
Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called
Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
(Matthew 16:17-19 KJV) And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto
thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys
of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven.
Keep in mind that God's church is built upon the
teachings of Peter and the apostles.
In the next scripture Jesus told Nicodemus if we are
not born again of the water (which is baptism of water for remission of sins)
and spirit (which is the baptism of the Holy Ghost) we can not enter into
heaven!
(John 3:3-5 KJV) Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is
old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus
answered, 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.
Jesus commanded his apostles to go forth and
teach to all nations.
(Matthew 28:16-20 KJV) Then the eleven disciples
went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.,, And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
(Mark 16:15-16 KJV) And he said unto them, Go ye
into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
The next set of scriptures state that right before
Jesus was taken up into heaven he told the apostles where to go and wait for
the Holy Ghost.
(Luke 24:44-53 KJV) And he said unto them, These
are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things
must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets,
and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written,
and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among
all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And,
behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of
Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. And he led them out as
far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to
pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into
heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And
were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
(Acts 1:2, 4-9 KJV) Until the day in which he
was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto
the apostles whom he had chosen: And, being assembled together with them,
commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly
baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days
hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord,
wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto
them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath
put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he
had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud
received him out of their sight.
When Jesus spoke unto the disciples it tells us in
Luke 24:45 that he opened their understanding that they may understand the
scriptures. Immediately following Jesus’ resurrection they did just as He
told them. Not once in the scriptures were any of them confused about
what they were to do.
(Acts 2:1-8, 12 KJV) And when the day of
Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,
out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the
multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them
speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one
to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? And how hear we
every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? And they were all amazed,
and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
(Acts 2:14-16 KJV) But Peter, standing up with
the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all
ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of
the day. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
(Acts 2:37-39 KJV) 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? 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. 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.
Notice: The apostles did not baptized in the titles
(Father, Son, and Holy Ghost). Jesus told them to baptize in the name
(singular). What is the name of the Father, the name of the Son, the name of
the Holy Ghost? Jesus! Read the scriptures for yourself, throughout the New Testament
the apostles baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ every single time.
When the people standing about asked Peter “men and
brethren, what shall we do?” What
did Peter tell them? What he told
them to do still applies to us today.
The Holy Ghost experience was not just for the
apostles and their day but is also for us in this day and hour. Peter
said the promise is unto us and our children and to all… In order to get
to heaven YOU MUST repent, be baptized in JESUS Name, and receive the HOLY GHOST!
Read Acts 10 (whole chapter). In this chapter we
learn that Cornelius was a very devout God fearing man that paid alms and
prayed ALWAYS, but still God sent an angel to tell him to send for a man
(Peter) to tell him how he and his house could be saved. They were all baptized in Jesus
Name and receive the Holy Ghost and spake with tongues. It is not enough
to just be a good person YOU must repent, be baptized in Jesus Name and receive
the Holy Ghost!
In Acts 19 we find that Paul ran across some of John's
disciples and they also were baptized and received the Holy Ghost! Yes
John the Baptist's disciples! If the way you were baptized does not matter then
why did Paul find it necessary to rebaptize John’s disciples? He baptized them in Jesus’ Name
and they all received the Holy Ghost and spake with tongues.
(Acts 19:1-6 KJV) And it came to pass, that, while
Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to
Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the
Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as
heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then
were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John
verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that
they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ
Jesus. When they heard
this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul
had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with
tongues, and prophesied.
In Galatians the apostle Paul warned us about others
coming to preach something other than what he or the other apostles taught.
(Galatians 1:6-9 KJV) I marvel that ye are so
soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another
gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be
accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
(To learn more about the gospel of Christ ask me about
our Bible study “Which is True Gospel?”)
According to scripture you must repent, be baptized in
Jesus name, and be filled with the Holy Ghost to enter into Heaven! The
scripture above tells us if any man tells you any different or preaches any
other gospel let him be accursed!
So remember, if you have already repented and turned
from sin, that’s not the final step, YOU MUST be baptized in Jesus’ Name, and
receive the Holy Ghost.
I offer private in home Bible studies. If you would like someone to study the
Bible with or someone to pray with, please feel free to contact me anytime.
Kim
Howard (318) 450-2148
Email:
kimlovesjesus@icloud.com
www.womanofgodinlouisiana.blogspot.com