Reference

Acts 2:41

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
39

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

40

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

41

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

42

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

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Believer's Baptism
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Believer's Baptism

While the verse clearly describes baptism following the reception of the word, it doesn't explicitly state that this "reception" equates to a fully developed, conscious "personal belief, repentance, or confession" in the modern theological sense, especially for all 3,000 individuals. It's possible that some in the crowd were baptized based on a more immediate, communal response to Peter's sermon, rather than a deep, individual theological understanding. Furthermore, the verse doesn't preclude th