You're Letting In Him?

Acts 8:4-40 tells a story about who's in and who's out of the church. And it's quite a surprise. The locally known and respected wealthy guy makes one small mistake and boom...he's out! I mean Simon Magus is every pastor's dream new member. He could underwrite all sorts of ministries. Yet Peter blasts him for trying to buy the things of God. Then Philip goes out onto a desert road and baptizes an Ethiopian dignitary who is also a eunuch. That's more information than anyone really wants to know. This guy is a complicated person. He does not fit nice categories and will create all sorts of stir. Yet he is quickly welcomed in with baptism.