Acts 2:38

 

Text Analysis

https://biblehub.com/text/acts/2-38.htm

https://www.quotescosmos.com/bible/bible-verses/Acts-2-38-Repent,-and-be-baptized.html

To insist upon a repentance that in any sense includes a change of conduct either toward God or man is to add an element of human effort to faith. This would contradict all clear Scripture on this matter such as Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:5; Galatians 2:16; and others.

To insist upon water baptism in Acts 2:38 would make the remission of sins and the receiving of the gift of the Holy Spirit dependent upon the human work of water baptism. This would be inconsistent with Acts 10:43-44, where the remission of sin and the gift of the Holy Spirit are received as the result of faith only. The Bible would contradict itself and we would be left confused. --

https://biblelineministries.org/acts-238/