Does God save people individually or in groups?
Scripture contrasts Israel as a nation asking what to do with an individual Gentile asking what he must do. God does not save people in groups or lumps; He saves us one at a time, individually. That is why the personal aspect of salvation is stressed.
Les explains the contrast between Acts 2 and Acts 16. In Acts 2, Peter addresses Jews, and the nation of Israel is on trial, so the nation asks, “What shall we do?” In Acts 16, the setting is Gentile ground and an individual asks, “What must I do?” The difference shows that God does not save people in lumps. He saves us one at a time, individually, which is why the personal aspect of salvation is stressed. Les also suggests that in eternity believers will have personal times with the Lord, further underscoring salvation’s individual nature.
Does God save people all together in groups or one at a time?
God does not save people in groups or lumps. He saves each person one at a time, individually, stressing the personal aspect of salvation. This is illustrated where the nation of Israel asks what to do in Acts 2, while an individual Gentile asks what to do in chapter 16.
Why is salvation personal and individual rather than something God does for groups?
Scripture contrasts a nation asking, "What must we do?" with an individual asking, "What must I do?" God does not save people in groups or lumps; He saves one at a time, individually. That is why the personal aspect of salvation is stressed, rather than a corporate or group salvation.