- Introduction
- 1. Two passages reveal actual meaning of baptism: Acts 2:38, 22:16
- 2. Three accounts of Saul’s conversion: Acts 9:1-19, 22:1-16, 26:1-18
- 3. Paul before conversion: 1 Timothy 1:15; Acts 26:14-15; 1 Timothy 1:13
- 4. Paul asks Jesus what to do. Jesus answers: Acts 22:10
- I. OUR QUESTION
- A. Was Paul Saved Before Baptism?
- 1. Paul in same position as those on day of Pentecost: Acts 2:37
- 2. Paul to be filled with Holy Spirit: Acts 9:17
- II. WASH AWAY YOUR SINS
- A. What Does That Mean?
- 1. Consistent with Acts 2:38
- 2. Imperative
- III. HELPS UNDERSTAND OTHER PASSAGES
- A. Baptism and Washing: 1 Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 10:22; Ephesians 4:5, 5:26; Titus 3:5
- IV. CALLING ON HIS NAME
- A. Why?
- 1. Background: Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13
- 2. Early Christians: Acts 9:14, 21; 1 Corinthians 1:2
- 3. The Name, Jehovah -- Jesus: Acts 9:13-17; Romans 10:9-13; 1 Corinthians 1:2
- 4. Confession: Romans 10:9-10, 10:13
- B. What It Meant to Paul
- 1. Salvation
- 2. Faith: Romans 10:14
- Conclusion
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