Fbco Sunday Sermons

Before I begin, I want to chase two rabbits regarding baptism. First, the Ethiopian official in this passage was baptized immediately upon believing in Christ. Many Christians today insist a new Christian must go through some kind of instruction prior to baptism. However, in Acts, baptism always followed salvation as soon as possible. We should encourage people to obey God and be baptized as soon as they can after salvation. The second rabbit is this. I believe the Bible teaches total immersion as the correct mode of baptism. Paul pictures immersion in Romans 6, and I believe this story points to immersion. Surely the official had a water jug in his chariot while travelling through the desert. If sprinkling would have been enough, he and Phillip could have done that anywhere. But we are told they went into a pond and came out of it. That is immersion! Now, on with the sermon!