Praise The Lord To All.   [Somebody wants the truth!]
 
As we, [the church of the living God] are watching and waiting for the coming of the Lord, it is absolutely imperative that we are ON THE FOUNDATION  [I Cor. 3:11; Eph. 2:20; 4:5]. Many are talking and proclaiming, that they KNOW Him, and are ready to meet Him when the trumpet sounds. I would admonish us all, to be sure, very sure, that our anchor holds and grip that solid ROCK, "The Rock of my salvation" 2 Sam. 22:47.
 
What is salvation?

Salvation means "deliverance from the slavery [bondage] of sin" NOW; and ultimately from EVERY vestige of sin in our spirits and in our bodies. This salvation [or deliverance] begins with the sinner's believing on Jesus Christ [one IS "saved" from the guilt and the penalty of sin - PAST - St. Luke 7:50; I Cor. 1:18; 2 Cor. 2:15 and is safe]; the believer is BEING saved [delivered from the habit and dominion of sin -PRESENT - [Rom. 6:14; Phil. 1:19; 2:12, 13; 2 Thess. 2:13, Rom. 8:3; Gal. 2:19, 20; 2 Cor. 3:18]; the believer SHALL BE SAVED in the sense of entire conformity to Christ [Rom. 13:11; Heb. 10:36; I Pet. 1:5; I John 3:2] and to complete deliverance of the effects of sin in our bodies - FUTURE - Phil. 3:20; I Cor. 15:52-57.
 
This is what the writer of the book of Hebrews meant when speaking of the eternal priesthood of Christ stated that "He was able to "save" to the uttermost [completely, perfectly, finally, them that come come to God by Him Heb. 7:25]. This salvation from sin was wrought for all men upon the Cross of Calvary; for it was there that He became "the Lamb of God to take away the SIN of the world"
[St. John 1:29].
 
All that Jesus did for mankind at Calvary is summed up in a statement by Jesus Himself after His resurrection; "Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day; and that  REPENTANCE and REMISSION of sins should be preach in [HIS NAME] among ALL NATIONS [not just the jews], beginning at Jerusalem" [Acts 24:46, 47].  Note that Calvary made possible a "universal plan of salvation" for the NATIONS [Gentiles]; that repentance and remission of sins was to be preached in HIS [Jesus] NAME; it was to have its beginning at Jerusalem.  
 
Let us go to its "starting point" [Jerusalem] and see how the "salvation was obtained".  At Pentecost, after Peter's stinging indictment, accusing the nation of Israel of the crucifixion of Christ [Acts 2:22-24] he was ask by those who were guilty, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" The Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost'. [Acts 2:37,38).
 
Note water baptism was administered in the NAME OF JESUS CHRIST; for this was the name given to our Savior before His birth for the purpose of "saving men from there sins" [St. Matt. 1:21]; for there is salvation in "none other name" [Acts 4:12] whereby we must be saved. The Apostles always administered baptism in His NAME from the day of Pentecost forward. [Acts 8:16; 9:15, 16; 22:16; 10:43, 48; 19:1-7;
1 Cor. 1:1-13.
 
Brother Anthony W. Sanders
THE WAY BACK TO PENTECOST (God's hand) Deut. 33:3
Acts 2:36-40; 4:11, 12;