KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
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THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH was also a religious man ( Acts 8:26-40)...
He had been to Jerusalem "to worship" and on his way home was reading his Old Testament book of Isaiah. Not only did he read it, he wanted to understand it as evidenced by his inviting Philip into the chariot for a deeper study. In teaching the Ethiopian about Jesus, Philip taught him about the Lord, he specified baptism's place in the plan of God and the man was obedient. Why would he search for water and desire baptism? Explain the urgency, the acuteness of his desire. Why, again, is baptism so distinctively alluded to? Why, if one set of religious beliefs and practices; why, if one religion is just as good as another? (Dan Winkler)
KneEmail: "Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 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?' Then Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.' So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him" ( Acts 8:34-38).