How is a person saved TODAY, in this dispensation of the grace of God? Where salvation is based on grace through faith in the finished work of Christ.
We are saved BY GRACE. That is God doing whatever He wants, even though we might not deserve it) through faith. It is a GIFT (a gift is something SOMEONE ELSE gives, because they care about you). It is NOT of works (work is doing something and expecting something in return-or getting paid for the effort expended). The gospel saves (gospel is a teaching and in this case it is a PARTICULAR TEACHING). The gospel is: Christ died FOR OUR SINS, He was buried, and He rose again.
I must believe that Christ died for our sins. If He died for our sins, I must conclude that I am a sinner and that He died for me. Rom. 3:23 states "For ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God." What does sin have to do with my being saved or not? "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom. 6:23. There has not been a Scripture listed that has said, or implied that you would have to "walk down an aisle for Jesus"; or "pray through until you receive the victory"; or "say you were sorry for your sin", or "repent". Scripture only said that one must acknowledge he is a sinner. And he is saved by recognizing that fact and also the fact that Christ died FOR HIS SINS, was buried and rose again. Your salvation is complete and secured, not by what YOU have done or don't do or do afterwards, but by what Jesus Christ has already done FOR YOU.
Sorry to be so simplistic here, but...
No one ever argued those points. The discussion has been that Peter and the 11 did not preach the same gospel.
At the very least we have to hunt for another gospel and in doing so the results are inconclusive based on opposing scriptures. When something is inconclusive we should not be dogmatic on it as we know all too well others do that.
That is why I do not let eschatology, keys, binding, pebbles and do not rely soley on sermons in a clearly historical book on early believers guide soteriology. The clear and unequivacal evidence is the Gospel is Grace through faith. Period. I believe by Peter’s sermons in Acts and his epistles it shows he preached the same gospel. There is no need to set up a different gospel or dispensation for things to play out in end times the way we think they will. To put up that other competing gospel or dispensation encourages believers to then look at the Words of Jesus and say “they don’t apply to me.” That is not what He said at all.
Don't apologize,the bloke in my mirror is nodding profusely!