{"id":62373,"date":"2022-01-24T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=62373"},"modified":"2022-01-24T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:31:31","slug":"explicit-biblical-instruction-on-saving-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2022\/01\/explicit-biblical-instruction-on-saving-souls.html","title":{"rendered":"Explicit Biblical Instruction on Saving Souls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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First, St. Peter (filled with zeal after the Holy Spirit had fallen anew upon and indwelt the disciples on the day of Pentecost) preached the Resurrection of Jesus:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:31-32<\/strong> (RSV) \u201che [David] foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. [32] This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.\u201d (cf. 2:24).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Then he preached the divinity \/ deity of Christ:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:33-34, 36<\/strong> \u201cexalted at the right hand of God, . . . [34] For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself says, `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, . . . [36] Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, . . .\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Good \u201cgospel preachin\u2019: that! Then Luke the narrator describes the hearers\u2019 reaction<\/em>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:37<\/strong> Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, \u201cBrethren, what shall we do?\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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And here was Peter\u2019s response<\/em>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:38-41<\/strong> And Peter said to them, \u201cRepent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. <\/span>[39] For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him.\u201d [40] And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, \u201cSave yourselves from this crooked generation.\u201d [41] So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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This is the biblical<\/em><\/strong> \u201caltar call\u201d (as opposed to the Protestant one). The Gospel of the saving death and Resurrection of Christ is preached, and then there is a call to action: for folks to respond<\/em> and to be saved (i.e., to enter into the Church<\/em>: without which no one can be saved, and into God\u2019s good grace).<\/div>\n
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The first thing Peter says, is to \u201crepent\u201d: which is no different from any Protestant evangelist. If a person doesn\u2019t repent, they can\u2019t receive what God has for them. Then what\u2019s next? The \u201csinner\u2019s prayer\u201d? Reciting of a Bible verse? Having folks pray over the repentant sinner up in the front of the church? No. What\u2019s next is baptism<\/strong><\/em>. This was precisely the first thing the Apostle Paul did, too, when he had a change of heart and converted to Christ (Acts 9:18; 22:16), with the immediate result being a filling of the Holy Spirit (Acts 9:17) and a washing away of sins (Acts 22:16).<\/p>\n

This is precisely<\/strong><\/em> what we see in Acts 2 above. Baptism brings about<\/em>\u00a0\u201cforgiveness of . . . sins\u201d and reception of \u201cthe gift of the Holy Spirit\u201d (2:38). And it saves<\/em><\/strong> (i.e., regenerates) them, since Peter urged them to \u201csave yourselves\u201d: which they accomplished by being baptized. Peter elsewhere reiterates the same thing by stating that baptism \u201csaves you, . . . through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,\u201d (1 Pet 3:21), and draws the parallel of the eight persons in Noah\u2019s ark, who were \u201csaved through water\u201d (1 Pet 3:20).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Gospel of Mark, which many Bible scholars believe was primarily drawn from St. Peter, concurs. First it reports Jesus commanding His disciples, after He rose from the dead, to preach the gospel: \u201cGo into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation\u201d (Mk 16:15). Then what is the very next<\/em> thing He says (just as in Peter\u2019s case, also)?: \u201cHe who believes and is baptized will be saved\u201d (Mk 16:16).<\/div>\n
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Lastly, the notion of \u201csouls<\/em> being saved\u201d after listening to the saving gospel and being baptized is also present in the text of Acts 2:<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:41, 47<\/strong> So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. . . . [47] . . . And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. (cf. 5:14: \u201cbelievers were added to the Lord\u201d and 11:24: \u201ca large company was added to the Lord\u201d)<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
What were they \u201cadded\u201d to? They were added to the kingdom of Jesus; that is, the Church<\/em><\/strong>, which included all those who had likewise been \u201csaved\u201d via baptismal regeneration, and who had received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It was baptism<\/em><\/strong> that was the entrance rite<\/em>: not the mere recitation of a sinner\u2019s prayer (though that can surely accompan<\/em>y baptism), or signing one\u2019s name to a confession of faith or creed. Baptism is the sacrament that accomplishes this: a physical means of appropriating grace to human beings.<\/div>\n
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Though baptism is the normative entrance rite and the concrete indication or sign of a soul entering the kingdom and being purified and regenerated, it\u2019s not the only<\/em> thing going on:<\/div>\n
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1 Peter 1:9<\/strong> As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.<\/div>\n
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1 Peter 3:18<\/strong> For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God . . . [followed by baptism as the means of this salvation: 3:21]<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Faith (for those above the age of reason) and grace are part and parcel of the whole process. They bring about the repentance that causes one to be baptized.\u00a0 But the primary reference to the notion of \u201csaving souls\u201d in the New Testament is Peter\u2019s preaching in Acts 2 and the subsequent baptizing of three thousand new Christians. Baptism is clearly in the center of that process.<\/div>\n
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In other words, if someone wants to go out and \u201csave souls\u201d, baptism \u2014 according to the clear teaching of the Bible \u2014 can\u2019t be separated<\/em> from it. And it\u2019s not just symbolic<\/em>; it actually does<\/em> something.<\/div>\n
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See much more along these lines on my Baptism and Sacramentalism web page<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Summary<\/em>: How does a Christian go about evangelizing and saving souls? The Bible (perhaps surprisingly to many) places baptism right in the center of this process.<\/p>\n

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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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