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[Note:\u00a0 <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1<\/strong>\u00a0 page.]<\/span><\/p>\n The first Pentecost Day after Jesus\u2019 ascension to Heaven found a throng in Jerusalem from \u201cevery nation under heaven\u201d (Acts 2:5). Of that number, about 3,000 obeyed the apostolic message by confessing their faith, repenting, and being baptized to receive forgiveness of their sins (vv. 37\u201341).<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upon their doing so, our gracious God, through the death of His Son, \u201cremitted\u201d (i.e., forgave) their sins. These were pronounced \u201csaved,\u201d and the Lord added them\u2014and all others who have since obeyed those same commands\u2014to His church (v. 47). If 3,000 were saved, likely a much larger number went away still lost in sin. We will do well to consider some of the bases upon which some remained lost.<\/p>\n [Note: <\/strong>This article was written for and it appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, March 6, 2015.] \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 0[Note:\u00a0 This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1\u00a0 page.] The first Pentecost Day after Jesus\u2019 ascension to Heaven found a throng in Jerusalem from \u201cevery nation under heaven\u201d (Acts 2:5). Of that number, about 3,000 obeyed the apostolic message…<\/p>\n\n