Text: Acts 26:28-29
How Paul did NOT become a Christian (Acts 9)
- By the Lord appearing to him in a vision (Acts 9:3-6)
- By calling Him Lord (Acts 9:5)
- By praying or fasting (Acts 9:9,11)
What was Paul told to do (Acts 22:16)?
- Get up – his prayers could not save him
- Be baptized
- Wash away your sins – he was unforgiven up to this point
- Calling on the name of the Lord
What did Paul do? – Believe*, repent, baptism
This parallels other passages
- Jews on Pentecost – Belief (Acts 2:37), repentance & baptism (Acts 2:38)
- Great Commission – Belief (Mark 16:16), repentance (Luke 24:47), baptism (Matthew 28:19)
*-Confession is implied with belief (Romans 10:9-10; Acts 8:36-37)
