the name of the Lord.” Answer: This verse does not teach that the washing away of Paul’s sins was to be accomplished through his being baptized. He is commanded to do three things: (1) arise, (2) be baptized, and (3) have his sins washed away. The verbs are all aorist imperatives. They are followed by the participle “calling” which may modify all three verbs, meaning that Paul called on the name of the Lord simultaneously with his rising, being baptized, and having his sins washed away. This doesn’t