a close examination of the conversions in the book of acts

Heard Believed Repented Confessed Baptised

Acts 22:16 Paul’s story

Acts 19:3-5 Other People

Acts 18:8 Crispus

Acts 16:16-33 Jailor

Acts 16:15 Lydia

Acts 10:47+48 1st Gentiles

Acts 9:18 Saul to Paul

Acts 8:26-40 The Eunuch

Acts 8:5-13 Philip in Samaria

Acts 2:38-41 Pentecost

Acts 4:4 Five thousand

REPENTSin is deadly to the soul its wages

are death (Romans 6:23)

Unless you repent, you will also perish´ (Luke 13:3)

You turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God´

(1 Thessalonians 1:9)

REPENTWhen you repent, you

change the direction you are going and go the opposite way. When you repent, you stop sinning and start doing

what is right. Ephesians 4:25

BE IMMERSED“Unless one is born of the water

and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5)

“Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy

Spirit.” (Mathew 28:19)“He who believes and is baptized

shall be saved.” (Mark 16:16)

BE IMMERSED 1500 Year Old Baptistry

Born of WATER and THE SPIRIT

Baptizo = to dip, plunge,

immerse in water

A person who believes in Jesus and repents of sin

and confessesis baptized

Born of WATER and THE SPIRITBorn Again

=Born from Above =Regeneration

= New Life

This occurs at baptism when faith

accepts the promise of God

Born of WATER and THE SPIRIT

BAPTISM Can be compared

to a birth (John 3:5)Can be compared to a bath

(Acts 22:16)Can be compared

to a burial (Romans 6:4)

hear believe repent confess baptized

SINS FORGIVEN

TIME LINE

OLD MAN LOST IN SIN NEW MAN REBORN

IN CHRIST

AT WHAT POINT ARE SINS FORGIVEN

RECEIVE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT

Into -Eis -Baptism changes our state or position from whatever it was before. It transfers us out of

sin and into salvation. Where is salvation? In Christ. How do we get into Christ?

Through Baptism. Nothing could be plainer.

Into -Eis always meant “in a direction toward and

right on into the object for which it was headed.” It invariably had that same meaning in every

instance.