One final observation is added here as another counter to the requirement of baptism. It is thought that people who do not have the health to be submerged in a pool of water would be left out. This would be like the lame man at the pool in Jerusalem who wasn’t quick enough to get into the water when the waters began to ripple on the surface. Except someone else had beat him to the spot before he could react. In the case of baptism, no one is hindering anyone from getting into the water. I have seen people lay in a harness, be lifted, and let down into the water like a paralytic let down through the roof. In fact, many crippled still exercise in a pool of water. I have baptized in a hospital tub in accordance with one’s wishes to be baptized. I baptized inmates in a water trough and have witnessed a few men lead someone down into a pool of water who was too heavy or tall for a small person to handle. None of it was convenient but if it is important enough to you, you will take whatever measures are needed to accomplish it. And, while it is extremely inconvenient, the majority of human beings have judged it to be unnecessary while ridiculing and mocking the men and women who cannot but do what the Bible teaches (cf. Acts 4:20).
Man has always decided what he thinks is important and unimportant. While you may not see its value right now, it is my prayer that you will carefully read the passages that we have cited in this series of studies.