"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. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation."
In yesterday's lesson we established that the baptism Peter referred to in Acts 2:38 is not an immersion into water, but rather it is a baptism into or a receiving of the Holy Ghost.
In simpler terms, those people who believed in Peter's message at Pentecost, concerning Jesus Christ, received and were that day sanctified by the soul saving power of the Holy Ghost.
Those of us who have accepted God's saving grace through Jesus Christ, are eternally justified in our everyday actions whether good or bad. We are also forever sanctified within, and sealed by the Holy Spirit of God until the "day of redemption".
The above described spiritual immersion has nothing to do with washing in water, but rather, it is a baptism into the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and IS that baptism that Peter preached at Pentecost.~
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