For By Grace Are We Saved. Part [5] 12/27/2022 (Evening thought)

Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If you believe with all of thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

What Philip did, and what the Eunuch requested as per baptism is very important for us to note; but it is also interesting to observe what The Holy Ghost did to Philip, after he was done preaching that one sermon. Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

At this point we must say that there is now a great concern, that the simplicity of the gospel may have become caught up in a maze of doctrinal morass, so that inquiring persons may experience difficulty in understanding Christ as their only hope of salvation.

Here it is again, with Christ speaking of those who are rooted and grounded in Him, not merely from a doctrinal perspective, but from a relational position. Jesus speaks in the affirmative, as if there is scarcely any possibility of a different outcome.

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!