"Confess (penitent believer) with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved" (Rom. 10:9, 10). (See also Matt. 10:32; 16:16; 26:63; 1 Tim. 6:13; 1 John 4:15.)
WARNING.—"Whosoever shall deny me, him will I also deny" (Matt. 10:33).
"Be baptized (confessor) and wash away thy sins" (Acts 22:16). (See also Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; Gal. 3:26, 27; 1 Pet. 3:21.)
WARNING.—"Rejected the counsel of God, being not baptized" (Luke 7:30).
"Walk in newness of life" (those buried with Christ in baptism) (Rom. 6:4).
WARNING.—"Walk not after the flesh," "For to be carnally minded is death" (Rom. 8:1, 6).
"Then they that gladly received his word were baptized; and the same day there were added unto them (joined church) about three thousand souls. And they
CONTINUED STEADFASTLY
in the apostles' doctrine (no human creed) and fellowship (weekly collections, 1 Cor. 16:1, 2), and in breaking of bread (weekly communion, Acts 20:7), and in prayers" (attending prayer-meetings, Acts 2:41, 42).
"The disciples were