Peter answered (in the next verse), “Repent, and be baptized every one of you, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Therefore repentance and baptism, that is, believing that “Jesus is the Christ,” is all that is necessary to salvation. Again, our Saviour being asked by a certain ruler (Luke 18:18), “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” answered (verse 20), “Thou knowest the commandments, do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and thy mother.” Which when he said he had observed, our Saviour added (verse 22), “Sell all thou hast, give it to the poor, and come and follow me”: which was as much as to say, Rely on me that am the king. Therefore to fulfil the law, and to believe that Jesus is the king, is all that is required to bring a man to eternal life. Thirdly, St. Paul saith ( Rom.