Acts of the Apostles Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit

Reading the book “Acts of the Apostles Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit” by Rev. Paul C. Jong has given me even more reason to have faith in this precious gospel. For someone like me, who once led a misguided spiritual life, this book is a profound revelation. I used to rely on my good behavior as proof of salvation and as a way to maintain my faith in Jesus. Although I claimed to believe He saved me, I didn`t believe it was entirely. Now, I cannot help but delight every time I hear the gospel of complete redemption.
In the past, I believed that Jesus only took away my original sin, leaving my future sins for me to handle. It seemed logical at the time—thinking Jesus could not possibly take away sins I hadn`t even committed yet. Consequently, I believed it was my responsibility to stay away from sin or to offer prayers of repentance whenever I fell. Reading Rev. Jong’s work has reminded me of how deeply I misunderstood the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and how I had misused the word "repentance."
I would like to reconfirm my faith by reflecting on Acts 19:1-6. The Bible records that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul traveled to Ephesus and found some disciples. He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” When Paul asked what baptism they received, they replied, “John’s baptism.” Paul explained that John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance, telling people to believe in the one coming after him—Jesus. Upon hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Before encountering the gospel of the water and the Spirit, my faith was rooted in a doctrine that taught Christ died for our sins, and whoever believes in Him will have everlasting life. It sounded easy to believe, yet surprisingly, proclaiming faith wasn`t enough to be considered "completely saved." I was excluded from Holy Communion and ministry work until I underwent a formal baptism rite. The church often waited months for a large group to gather for a ceremony. During that year of waiting, I couldn`t break bread or serve, as if my salvation was on hold.
I grew up believing the Holy Spirit only dwells in you after physical baptism and that He leaves you if you sin. I thought He would only return after a prayer of repentance. This conception was overwhelming; I lived in constant fear, trying to be so strict that I wouldn`t sin. Despite my efforts, I always found myself sinning, which left me miserable. I would offer prayers of repentance and feel temporary relief, but over time, my energy was drained. I began to feel that Christianity was a "scam." I stopped attending church and even mocked my mother, saying everyone was going to hell because I realized no one could live without sinning. I was ashamed, thinking the Holy Spirit was tired of my repeated failures and broken promises.
However, I have learned that "Repentance" does not mean begging for forgiveness for individual sins; it means to renounce one`s present status and turn back to God’s Word. The disciples in Ephesus could believe Paul’s message because they had already acknowledged their sinful nature through John’s baptism. Paul preached that Jesus bore all mankind`s sins in the Jordan River through the laying on of hands by John the Baptist, died on the Cross, and rose again to complete our salvation once and for all.
When Paul laid hands on them, it wasn`t a display of personal power. Rather, it was a confirmation of their united faith. The "tongues" they spoke were not incomprehensible babble, but languages others could understand for the purpose of spreading the Good News, just as at Pentecost. This evidence—speaking in tongues and prophesying—shows the proper life of a true believer: placing the gospel of the water and the Spirit at the center of their lives to proclaim eternal redemption. My current faith no longer centers on my own strictness or righteousness, but on the finished work of Christ.
Through Rev. Paul C. Jong’s teaching, I have confirmed that God approves only of those who place the gospel of the water and the Spirit at the center of their faith. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not the result of physical rituals or human effort. Instead, the Holy Spirit comes as a gift to bear witness in our hearts the moment we believe in the true gospel. Most importantly, the Holy Spirit does not leave a believer when they stumble into sin. He stays to confirm our salvation, reminding us that Jesus already bore even those future sins at the Jordan River. Hallelujah!
Chris Mulonga, Zambia

Words fails me to thank God for saving us from all our sins through this beautiful gospel of the water and the Spirit.
I have no sin in my heart, not because I don`t sins but because God had compassion on my soul and came to this world as a man and was baptized by John the Baptized to take away all our sins, He died on the Cross to pay the full price of our sins and He resurrected from the dead on the third day to give us new life and hope.
I have read book no.70(Acts of the Apostles Seen from the Perspective of Gospel of the Water and the Spirit).
I have come to realize that this book is not the process of gospel advancing but the word recording how the word of the gospel of salvation that Jesus Christ already accomplished was proclaimed through the mouths and the faith of Apostles.
This book shows the work of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles who believed in the already completed gospel of the Water and the Spirit.
I have understood that this beautiful gospel of the Water and the Spirit was spread all over the known world in that time and was not bound by any hindrance. This shows that that work of God is spread by God Himself not by will of man.
It also shows that the gospel was not completed progressively. And also the Holy Spirit does not come through emotions but comes when one believes in word of salvation recorded in the word of God.
I really thank God for meeting me with this beautiful gospel of the water and the Spirit.
Joseph Kimatu, Kenya