Let’s talk about getting baptized

Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" Acts 8:36

Philip preached Christ and the gospel to the Ethiopian man beginning in Isaiah 53, where he was reading. The next thing we read is that the man was asking about baptism.

How did the Ethiopian know about baptism? We are not told. The simplest explanation is that as Philip preached he gospel, he mentioned baptism. No matter how the man knew about baptism, he responded, not only to the gospel, but to the commandment to be baptized. This man provides a good example for all believers to follow. If we are believers in Jesus, and if we know about baptism, we should seek to be baptized. Why so many believers are not baptized, and even resist baptism, is a wonder to me.

If we trust Jesus to save us, why would we not trust and obey His command to be baptized? In many places that are hostile to Christ and His people, being baptized carries a great cost. Nevertheless, even when believers in these hostile locations know that they will lose everything, sometimes even their lives, they’re baptized.

If you are born again and have been baptized, praise God!

If you are born again and have not been baptized, let’s talk about getting baptized as an important step of obedience for every believer.