What i am saying is that those who think all you have to do is believe are leaving out the rest.
For example in Peters sermon he was asked "what MUST we do to be saved". His reply was NOT "you are already saved because now you believe in Jesus" which would give creedance to believe only. But his reply was "repent and be baptized". They already believed but were not saved. Wben they obeyed what they were told they MUST do then and only then were they saved. Peter was one of the 12 that walked with and talked with Jesus while be was on this earth. Ill believe him over any preacher who was not there at the time of Christ and has his own interpretation of the Holy Bible.
I guess since the Apostle Paul was not of the origanal 12 we can just throw away Romans 10. and particularly verse 13.
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel[a] is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.”[b] 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[c] (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “‘Who will descend into the abyss?’”[d] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”[e] (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”[f] 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
wait!! Who's right Peter, Paul or the Prophet Joel?
Acts 2:21
"And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved"
Oh yeah I forgot that we must "Repent" there is something besides believeing, even Jesus preached it.
Repent=metanoeó: to change one's mind or purpose.
Could it be? all one must do is like Jesus said Himself? Repent(change your mind) and believe the Gospel (the good news)
Well what is the good news? that He is the Christ, the anointed one, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.
