A.—The word of repentance and baptism for remission of sins; as is evident from the fact of their attending to baptism the same hour.
Q.—What would have been the situation of the jailer and his household if they had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, and had not obeyed the Gospel?
A.—They would have been under much more condemnation than they were before.
Q.—But was not Saul of Tarsus, while on his way to Damascus, converted and made a Christian by a special work of God?
A.—No. He was only convinced or convicted that Jesus was the Christ; but his being a saint (or Christian) depended on his going to Damascus, and obeying the Gospel baptism.
Q.—What would have been his situation if he had continued to believe in Christ, and had not gone to Damascus and obeyed the Gospel?
A.—He would never have "got religion" to this day, but would have been worse than he was before.
-Q.-Did not the Apostle say to the people of old, that, if they would confess with their mouth the Lord Jesus Christ, and would believe in their hearts that God had raised him from the dead, they should be saved?
A.—Yes. But he was writing to the Church of God, whose members had already obeyed the Gospel, and had been planted together in the likeness of his death; being buried with him by baptism, and having risen again to newness of life, he was encouraging them to continue in the belief and confession of his name.
Q.—But did not the Apostle thank God that he had not baptized many of the Corinthians?