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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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