Jack wrote,
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That grouping verses in Acts 10 doesn't state anything about salvation but just an outpouring of tongues. Verse 43 says that whosever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. So it's pretty clear to me that the tongues weren't a part of the salvation, but part of the workings of worship
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Back to Pressing-on's example, which is a very good example. The whole of
Acts 10 and 11 is all about salvation.
The angel told Cornelius to send for Paul, for what purpose?
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Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
:18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
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Until a person is 'born again' by repenting, being baptized in Jesus name, and receives the Holy Ghost, they do not have the “life” in them, which is the 'divine nature.”
Cornelius was a very good man, he would put a lot of Christians to shame, but he was not born again. The angel didn't tell him to send for Peter so that a group of people could experience the "outpouring of tongues. But that a group could be saved the very same way that "those that believe as the scriptures has said, " are being saved today.
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