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Acts 8:36

Acts 8:36. What hinders some people from being baptized?. I Afraid Of What Others May Think. Mt.10:37 What could anyone else do to deserve more loyalty than Jesus? Jn.12:42-43 It takes courage to be different You don’t have to face this battle alone. II Procrastination.

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Acts 8:36

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  1. Acts 8:36 • What hinders some people from being baptized?

  2. IAfraid Of What Others May Think • Mt.10:37 • What could anyone else do to deserve more loyalty than Jesus? • Jn.12:42-43 • It takes courage to be different • You don’t have to face this battle alone

  3. II Procrastination • A man dying of disease does not: • refuse any reasonable prescription • delay • Naaman • Ac.24:24-25, Felix

  4. IIIDo Not Realize What Is At Stake • Some do not think their condition is very serious • “Surely a ‘good kid’ is not lost!” • Ac.8:28 • Ac.9 • Ac.10:2 • A 6-yr-old may do bad things and not be accountable…

  5. What is sin? • Commission: doing what is wrong • Thought. Ga.5:19-21 • Word. Mt.12:36-37 • Deed. 1 Jn.3:4 • Omission: failing to do what is right, Ja.4:17 • Mt.25:41-46; Lk.16 • One who does not repent of sins has increased them. 2 Co.7:9-10; 12:21 • Ga.2:21

  6. IV Love Of The World • 1 Jn.2:15 • Some are reluctant to give up things, friends, and activities they enjoy • Great insult to God for someone to value His creation over His salvation

  7. VUncertainty About Age of Accountability • Issue presents a double danger • Danger of over-encouraging • The choice must be theirs, not ours • Danger of discouraging • Five-year-old

  8. Many false views 1. There is no age of accountability; babies are sinners from birth [Ezk.18:20!] 2. Age 19 (based on Nu.13-14) 3. Age 12 (based on Lk.2) 4. Age 30 (based on Lk.3:23)

  9. 5. A child must know everything in NT on subject • Many adults are unsure what they did • Some merely grew in knowledge • Some did not understand why they had been baptized 6.A child should live the life before becoming a Christian to show he can do it – [Living life before born? ]

  10. What is accountability? • A record of liabilities (Mt.18:23…24…) • To settle accounts • There is an age of accountability • It cannot be decided chronologically • Each case must be decided individually • Children mature at different rates • Some are taught Scripture all their life (2 Tim.3:15); others are not

  11. 2 Sm.12:22-23 • David planned to see him again Jon.4:11 • Not referring to grownups with directional problems • Obviously refers to those whose mental capacity renders them unaccountable • Three-year-old with a gun…

  12. Romans 7:7-13 • 7, law is not the problem; it merely identifies the problem (sin). X-ray • Covetousness illustrates Paul’s point • 8, sin took advantage of the law (= Gn.3) • Do we remove laws to improve society? • 8b, sin was dead = before he was subject to the law, he was notguilty

  13. Romans 7:9 • Paul was once alive and without law • But the law came at 1450 BC • Sin revived(9): To spring into life(sin came to life). When? • Paul died (10); was killed(11); experienced death (13). When? • In youth, not accountable (v.9 = 2 Sm. 12; Jon.4) • Ro.14:12, now accountable

  14. Romans 7, Summary • Young Saul was SAFE (ALIVE) • Paul lived long enough to become accountable; he became a SINNER • When baptized, he was SAVED (Ac.22:16) SAFE – SINNER – SAVED

  15. Romans 7:4, marriage • Baptism is more serious than marriage • Don’t rush into it w/o good reason • Old person • Mentally challenged • We do a small child no favor by baptizing before he is ready • Older children who do understand put their soul in jeopardy by waiting

  16. Principles 1. Obey as soon as you realize your condition and know your need • Ac.8:39 2. If you leave here tonight, then realize the peril of your soul, you don’t have to wait until Wed. to obey the gospel 3. Two questions: • Do you feel the weight of sin on your conscience? • If so, what hinders you?

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