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Only two
men in your bible refer to THEMSELVES as APOSTLES of the Lord Jesus
Christ: Peter and Paul.
Only
Paul claims to be THE APOSTLE appointed by the ascended Lord Jesus
Christ TO THE GENTILES:
Romans
11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the
Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
1
Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I
speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in
faith and verity.
Ephesians
3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles,
Ephesians
3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is
given me to you-ward:
Galatians
1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of
me is not after man.
Galatians
1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by
the revelation of Jesus Christ.
The
gospel that Paul preached is that Christ died for our sins, he was
buried, and he rose again the third day.
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto
you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for
our sins according to the scriptures;
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Peter preached the Gospel of the Kingdom
to Israel, and in the book of Acts he OFFERS the restored Kingdom to
Israel if they will "repent and be baptized." He preaches the second
coming of Christ.
Acts
2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God
hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Acts 3:19 Repent 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.
Acts 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ,
which before was preached unto you:
The Day of Pentecost is STRICTLY JEWISH
and the only people in town that day were Jews (and some Jewish
converts from Rome called "proselytes") Acts 2:5 and 10
Acts 2:5 And there were dwelling at
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Acts 2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in
Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
Jews and proselytes,
Paul,
the Apostle of the Gentiles, never, NOT ONCE, told anyone, anywhere to
repent and be baptized. Paul said "teach no other doctrine" and Paul's
doctrine does not include water baptism
1 Timothy 1:3 As I besought thee to abide
still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge
some that they teach no other doctrine,
To "follow the Lord in water baptism" is
NOT something that you can do! The reason the Lord was baptized was for
a MANIFESTATION to ISRAEL. (John 1:31) You and I have NOTHING that we
can manifest to Israel.
John
1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Paul said Christ sent me NOT TO BAPTIZE,
but to PREACH THE GOSPEL...not with wisdom of words (1 Corinthians 1:17)
The word "primarily" is not in the verse, somebody made it up.
1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ sent me not
to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest
the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
"Walking the aisle for Jesus" and "praying
through at the alter" are made up things. Nobody in the bible ever did
anything like that nor was anyone ever told to do that.
So today, your salvation is based totally
on the fact that Christ died for your sins and he was raised again for
your justification.
Romans
4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our
justification.
There is
nothing you can add to that. Just simply believe it and be saved.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man
should boast.