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Acts 2:39
"For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

We are studying Pentecost. The Disciples were baptized with the Ghost! Flames 🔥 appeared above each Disciple, and they were enabled to speak in different languages and share the gospel with people from various nations.

Next, Peter preaches a rousing sermon. Rather pointedly, Peter tells them they are responsible for Jesus's crucifixion. And they were. Jesus was sacrificed for all OUR sins. WE ARE all RESPONSIBLE for Jesus's crucifixion. And, we should all ask, "WHAT SHALL WE DO?"

Peter’s answer is for all of us too! "REPENT, and be BAPTIZED every one of you..." Who? "For the promise is unto YOU, and to your CHILDREN, and to ALL that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." Any limitations put on this call are man made not God inspired. EVERYONE is invited to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. We need to be sorry for our sins. Seek forgiveness and change our mind and conduct, so we sin no more. In this sacrament, our soul is marked as belonging to our Lord and Savior. The gift of the Holy Ghost signifies the presence and influence of God guiding and comforting us, and it is the promise of eternal life with God in the new heaven and new earth. Amen! 
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