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“What Is Hindering Me From Being Baptized? (#4)”
Categories: Baptism, Daily Living“What Is Hindering Me From Being Baptized?”
Jarrod Jacobs
After Philip ran to the Ethiopian eunuch and taught him about Jesus (Acts 8:30, 35), they came to some water. “And the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?” (Acts 8:36). Friend, have you ever wondered what is stopping you from being baptized? Do you know already? We conclude this series by looking at one more excuse people use for not being baptized. Friend, let us remove all hindrances that are keeping us from being baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38).
An excuse some use for not being baptized is that no one they know has done it. Friend, using other’s disobedience as an excuse for our own disobedience will not cool the fires of Hell. The majority is almost never right. God warned Moses against going with the majority in Exodus 23:2. Several hundred years later, Solomon reiterated the warning (Prov. 1:10-11). In fact, those that are obedient to Jesus are always the few. Please read Matthew 7:13-14, and learn that those who will have eternal life in Heaven are the “few.” The majority made their choice to follow the path leading to destruction (Matt. 7:13).
Do not let your past, your friends, your family, or your lack of Bible knowledge keep you from doing what is right. Obey God today (II Cor. 6:2). Be baptized for the remission of your sins (Mk. 16:16).
