• Paul took Silas and “went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the
churches.”
• Passing through Derbe and Lystra, they included Timothy with their group.
• Having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to go to Bithynia, they went down
to Troas where Paul received a vision to go over to Macedonia.
• Therefore, Paul and Silas set sail for Neapolis and then moved on to Philippi,
a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony.
• Here, Paul and Silas met Lydia and converted her and her household.
• Then, having cast out a spirit of divination from a slave girl, Paul and Silas
were dragged into the marketplace and inflicted with many blows.
The Philippian
Jailer
“And when they had inflicted many
blows upon them, they threw them
into prison, ordering the jailer to keep
them safely. Having received this
order, he put them into the inner
prison and fastened their feet in the
stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas
were praying and singing hymns to
God, and the prisoners were listening
to them, and suddenly there was a
great earthquake, so that the
foundations of the prison were
shaken. And immediately all the
doors were opened, and everyone's
bonds were unfastened. When the
jailer woke and saw that the prison
doors were open, he drew his sword
and was about to kill himself,
supposing that the prisoners had
escaped.
The Philippian
Jailer
But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do
not harm yourself, for we are all
here.” And the jailer called for lights
and rushed in, and trembling with
fear he fell down before Paul and
Silas. Then he brought them out and
said, “Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?” And they said, “Believe in the
Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you
and your household.” And they spoke
the word of the Lord to him and to all
who were in his house. And he took
them the same hour of the night and
washed their wounds; and he was
baptized at once, he and all his family.
Then he brought them up into his
house and set food before them. And
he rejoiced along with his entire
household that he had believed in
God. (Acts 16:23-34 ESV)
What must I do to be saved?
• To be saved
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Matthew 26:26
Luke 19:10
John 8:21
Acts 22:16
Matthew 25:41
Mark 9:47-48
1 Thess. 1:10
Mark 2:1-12
John 3:16
Ephesians 2:4-10
– We all need salvation from guilt of
sin and the wrath to come.
– Salvation is something given to
man. It comes from God’s love,
mercy and grace.
What must I do to be saved?
• To be saved
• Do
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Matthew 7:21
Hebrews 5:8-9
Luke 17:10
Romans 4:4
– Despite being a gift, man plays a
part – he must do something.
– God saves those who do His will
and are obedient to Him.
– This does not detract from the fact
it is a gift of God.
What must I do to be saved?
• To be saved
• Do
• I
• 2 Corinthians 5:10
– Salvation is individual, not a group
thing.
– Our salvation is not dependent upon
others, and our actions do not save
others.
– Each is judged on his own actions.
• Must
– It is not what can I do or what may I do.
– It is not a list of options. It is
declaration from God of what we must
do.
Paul’s Answer
• Acts 2:37-38
• Acts 16:32-34
• Acts 22:10,16
• “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
you will be saved, you and your
household.”
• The question was asked three
times with three “different
answers”. Yet, they were not
different at all.
• The context of each passage
shows that all completed the
same commands. Each believed,
repented and were baptized.