2. See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized? - Acts 8:36

3. Hindrances sometimes due to actions & attitudes of saints. Lack of love. Lack of teaching. Lack of unity.

4. Hindrances sometimes due to other reasons. External Internal No Excuses In Judgment

6. The Faith saves the soul, Acts 6:7; Rom. 6:17 Sound doctrine, Titus 2:1 Truth frees, Jn. 8:32 Acts 13:6-12

7. False teaching turns people away from the faith. Oppose truth, Acts 13:8, 45 Silence truth, Acts 4:1-22; 2 Cor. 10:10, 11 Corrupt truth, Acts 16:16-18 Acts 13:6-12

8. Some have tender hearts. When first taught Acts 8:30-39 When confronted with a corrupt heart Acts 8:14-24 When convicted of killing Christ Acts 2:23-41 Acts 7:51-60

9. Some have hardened hearts, Mt. 13:4, 19 Pride or stubbornness Acts 7:54; Jn. 8:23-48; Jas. 4:6-10 Prejudice Acts 17:30-32; 1 Cor. 1:18, 23 Lusts Titus 1:10-14; 3:3; 2 Tim. 3:6, 7 Acts 7:51-60

10. Some is good. Fear God, Prov. 1:7 Compromise in marriage, Eph. 5:22-25

11. Much is wrong. Fear of man, Mt. 10:28 Fear to stand for truth, Rev. 21:8 Further ungodliness, 2 Tim. 2:16-18

12. Reasons. Fear of isolation, Lk. 6:26; Jn. 12:42, 43; Lk. 12:52, 53; 1 Sam. 2:12, 22; 3:13 Embarrassment or shame, Mk. 8:38; 1 Pt. 4:3, 4; 2 Tim. 1:8

13. Reasons. Fear of persecution, 2 Tim. 2:3, 9-13; 3:10-15 Weariness, Judg. 16:6-17

15. Hindrances sometimes due to actions & attitudes of saints. Lack of love. Lack of teaching. Lack of unity.

16. Hindrances sometimes due to other reasons. External Internal No Excuses In Judgment