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gospel of His
death and resurrection • repent,
be baptised and receive the Holy Spirit
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We Believe... ...the Gospel
of His death, resurrection,
and directive to
Peter the Apostle told the crowd what they had to do. In the Bible (Acts 2:38) he specified the response they should have to their newly found knowledge that Jesus had indeed died for them and was risen from the dead. He told them this: "...repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit..."
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Repent
Think again. Change your mind. Accept that Jesus died on your behalf. Recognise His love for you and determine to do what He requires.
Be Baptised Baptism means to be fully immersed in water. This is a step of faith. It is the result of your "good conscience" towards God (you wanting to do what is right). Christening is not baptism. Baptism is for people old enough to make up their own minds. Comparison of christening and baptism here
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Receive the Holy Spirit The Bible (also in Acts 2) tells us that it is Jesus who sends the Holy Spirit. When people received the Holy Spirit they spoke in new tongues (languages they had not learned). You can read about the first time this happened in Acts 2:1-4.
The Result After Peter had told the crowd to repent, be baptised and receive the Holy Spirit, he went on to say this (Acts 2:39-41): 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. Many people on that day listened: Then they that gladly received his word were baptised:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand
souls.
Related Links Comparison of Christening and Baptism
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