Section 4: Part 3 (mc) Flashcards
What was Paul’s answer to the Philippian Jailer when he asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16:39, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shake be saved, and thy house.”
Why did Paul and Silas tell the jailer the path to his future salvation was through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ?
He couldn’t quote Acts 2:38.
What did Paul and Silas do after their initial conversation at the Jail?
They went to the jailer’s house, preached the word of the Lord to him and his family, and the jailer was baptized.
The Greek word translated as believe in this passage means?
To have an absolute reliance and adherence to Jesus.
The Biblical definition of belief includes?
1) Acceptance to the word of God
2) obedience to the word of God
Comparison of the 3 answers: The Bible uses different languages in each passage which shows what?
That the Bible must be clear on the subject. Each text answers the question correctly. Each gives the same answer in different terms.
When Jesus spoke to Nicodemus, He was not answer a direct question about what?
Salvation?
The situation on the day of Pentecost was different in the that Peter gave a direct answer to a direct question about what?
Salvation
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas confronted a man who knew little if anything about God, so what did they do?
They let him know that the way of salvation is through Jesus Christ.
What do we see from the three passages we studied about salvation?
Salvation comes only through repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ.
If we have genuine faith in Christ, what will we do?
Repent of our sins, be baptized in His name, receive His Holy Spirit, and continue to live a holy Christian life by faith.
How do we receive in present salvation from sin and future salvation from all the consequences of sin?
By having genuine faith in Jesus.
In our search for a biblical answer to the question of how to be saved; we must attach great significance to this verse. Why?
1) It is an answer that had the full endorsement of all the Apostles.
2) It is the close of the first sermon of the New Testament church.
3) It is the authoritative answer of the Apostolic church.
