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lt iitles' 'octnnetl The Apostles' Doctrine Thtts it is u;ritten, o,rul thus it behoDed Christ to suffer, ctnd tt.ttise.frrlm the dead the third daE: and that repentance a,ncl remi,ssi,on of sins should be preuched i,n his nam,e among aLI na,tions, beginning at Jen*salem. And ye o,re wi,tnesses ctJ Foreword these thi,ngs. And, behohl, I send the promise oJ mg Fctther WOn'!Jou: but tct:rty ge in the ci,tg oJ Jet-usctl,em, until'ye be This booklet is being printed and distributed with a sincere endued u;ith 12ou;erfrom on hi,gh (Luke 24:46-49). prayer that it may strengthen and establish the believer and that it may enlighten the thousands of perplexed and bewildered souls But ye sha\l, receilte pou)er, after that th,e Hol,A Ghctst is who are earnestly seeking, amid the maze of men's traditions to come Won you: and ye sho,Il be witnesses lnlto nle both in flnd the true doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jen*sct lem, o,nd in aLLJurlaeo,, and in Samctrio,, o,ncl unto the With sincerity we pray that God will grant the reader grace uttel'rnost pert oJ the ecvth (Acts l:8). to accept the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. We certainly do not want to miss heaven. Let us therefore Then Peter so,id unto them, Repent, and be bcLptiaed euery "Stand heed the prophet's words: ye in the ways, and see, and one ctf yctu in the na.mn oJ Jesus ChrLst the remissi,on of for ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, sirts, andye shallrecei,ue th.egiJt of the HolU Glzosl (Acts 2:38). and ye shall find rest for your souls" (Jeremiah 6:16). Neither is there saloation in eng other: fcr there is none other name under heauen giuen amctng men, u;hereby ue must be sauecl, (Acts 4:12). As we said beJore, so sau I rtou agai,n, If ang man preach c.nty other gospel unto llou thon that ge ho,ue receiued, let hi.m be o,ccursed (Galatians 1:9). And ctre built Won the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ hi.mse\f being the chief corner stone (Ephesians2:20). As I besou.ght thee to ct"bide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctri,ne (I Timothy l:3). AIL scripture is giuen by i,nspi,ration ctf God, and is prof- itable for doctrine, for reproof, Jor correction, Jor instntc- ti,on in ri,ghteousnnss (II Timothy 3:16). The Apostles'Doctrine Concerning . mighff God, everlasting Fbther,and Prince of peace (saiah 9:6). ...TheBible Jesus Himself tesffied of l{is identity as God when He said, "He that hath seenme hath seenthe Fbther" (John 14:7-11) and "I The Bible is the inspired Word of God, gling a true history and my Fbther are one" (John 10:30). of the creation of heaven, earth, a^ndhumanity and containing a It took shedding of blood for the remission of the sins of the correct prophecy of the ages to come regarding heaven, earth, world (Hebrews 9:22),but God the Fbther was a Spirit and had prepared flesh and blood and the destiny of humanity. Moreover, there is no salvation out- no blood to shed. Thus He a body of (Hebrews 10:5) and came to earth as a man in order to save us, side of what is taught in its pages. "Beside for in Isaiatr 43:11 He said, me there is no Saviour." "For ...God When He came in flesh the angels sang, turto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord" There is only one God @euteronomy 6:4). He is the Creator (Luke2:l 1). of heaven a,nd earttr, and of atl living beings. He has revealed Himself to humanity a.s the llather (Creator), in the Son ...HolgGhost (Savior), and as the Holy Ghost (indwening Spirit). The Holy Ghost is not a third person in the Godhead, but ...Father rather the Spirit of God (the Creator), the Spirit of the resur- rected Christ. The Holy Ghost comes to dwell in the hearts and God is a Spirit (John 424).He is the Eternal One,the Creator lives of everyone who believes and obeys the gospel, as the of all things, and the Flather of all humanity by creation. Comforter, Sustainer, and Keeper (John 14:16-26; Romans He is the First and the Last, and beside Him there is no God I 8:9-11). (Isaiah44:6). There was no God formed before Him; neither shall there be ...,sin after Hirn (Isaiah 43:10) . Sin is the transgression of the law, or commandmente of God .. Son (I John 3:4). The guilt of sin has fallen upon all humanity from Adam until now (Romans 3:23). fite wages of sin is eternal Jesus is the Son of God according to the flesh (Romans death (Romans6:23; Revelation20:14) to all those who reftrse 1:3) and the very God Himself according to the Spirit to accept salvation as set forth in the Word of God. (Matthew 1:23). Jesus is the Christ (Matthew 16:16); the Creator of all things (Colossians 1:16-17); God with us . Saloation (Matthew l:23); God made flesh (John 1:1-14);God mani fested in the flesh (I Timothy 3:16); He which was, which is, Salvation coosists of deliverance from all sin and uffight- and which is to come, the Almighty (Revelation 1:8); the eousnessthrough the blood ofJesus Christ. The New Testament 'The Lord our God is one Lord" Ma* t2:29) "The wages of sin is death" (Romans623). "Go experience of salvation consists of repentancefrom sin, water Jesus' Iast command to His disciples was, ye therefore, baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fbther of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost, after which the and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew 28:19). We Christian is to live a godly life (Acts 2:36-4I). should notice that He said name (singular) not na'rnas. As pre- viously explained, Fbther, Son, and Holy Ghost are not names of ...WaterBaptism separate persons, but titles of positions held by God. An an- gelic announcement revealed God's saving nalne in the New "She Water baptism is an essential part of New Testamentsalva- Testament: shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his tion and not merely a symbolic ritual. It is part of entering into name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins" the kingdom of God (God's church, the bride of Christ), and (Matthew 1:21). therefore, it is not merely a part o{ local church membership. The apostles understood that Jesus was the name to use at (SeeJohn 3:5; Galatians3:27.) baptism, and from the day that the church of God was estab- lished (the Day of Pentecost) until the end of their ministry, they . Mode of Baptism baptized all nations (Jews-Acts 2:38-41; Samaritans-Acts 8:16; Gentiles-Acts 19:5) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Water is be only by immersion. Paul In fact, Jesus is the only name given for our salvation. baptism to administered "Neither said, "We are buried with him Christ] by baptism" is there salvation in any other: for there is none other [Jesus "out (Romans6:4; see Colossians2:12), Jesuscame up of the name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be "into water" (Mark 1:10), and Philip and the eunuch went down saved" (Acts 4:I2) . the water" and came up "out of the water" (Acts 8:38-39). Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection are applied to our lives . Baptism of the Holy Ghost "Repent when we experience New Testamentsalvation: [death (John to sinl, and be baptized [burial] every one of you in the name The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the birth of the Spirit of JesusChrist for the remission of sins, and ye shall receivethe 3:5).This spiritual baptism is necessaryto put someoneinto the gift of the Holy Ghost [resurrection]." (SeeActs 2:38; Romans kingdom of God (God's church, the bride of Christ) and is evi- 6:7-7;8:2.) denced by speaking in other tongues (other languages)as the Sprinkling, pouring, or infant baptism of any kind cannot be Spirit of God give utterance. substantiatedby the Word of God, but are only human tradi- It was prophesied by Joel (Joel 2:28-29) and Isaiah (Isaiah tions . 28:ll), foretold by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1 1), purchased by the blood of Jesus, and promised by Him to His disciples . Formulafor Water Baptism (John 14:26;15:26).The Holy Ghostwas first pouredout on the Day of Pentecostupon the Jews (Acts 2:7-4), then upon the Samaritans(Acts 8:17), and later upon the Gentiles(Acts 10:44- The name in which baptism is administered is vitally impor- "The tant, and this name is Jesus. 46; 19:6). promiseis unto you, and to your children,and "Have "One faith in God" (Mark 11:22). Lord, one faith, one baptism" Ephesians4:5) to all that are afar off, even as marry as the Lord our God shall .