Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
Acts 5:29-32 NIV
Peter tells it like it is and quite succinctly too. The bottom line is we must obey God first. Jesus was raised from the dead by God. We killed him. God exalted Christ as Prince and Savior so that we might repent and be forgiven of our sins. If we obey him we will be given the Holy Spirit.
That's the gospel in a nutshell and if you're questioned about your faith it's good to start.
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