"What must I do to be saved" When Peter was asked that question he replied, "repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost". Now, as you and I have discussed, there are exceptions, as in the case of the thief on the cross. Even that, though, came before Peters pronouncement. Or for that matter before Jesus said it in Mathew 28:19. Jesus was risen from the dead and preparing to ascend into heaven when He said, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name (singular) of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. I'll point out here that the titles Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not His name. It is the Lord Jesus Christ.I can list several examples in the scriptures where this formula was followed. such as the Ethiopian eunuch, the Roman Centurion and his household, the jailer who would have killed himself when the angel let the disciples out of their shackles.
