I think we could all grant that. However, there is a strong suggestion that it didn't involve him being submerged. Since the text says that both gentlemen went down into and came up out of the water, but nobody (to my knowledge) interprets this as Philip being baptized, this language—"down into" and "up out of"—is almost certainly not referring to submersion. Both men were fully immersed (i.e., standing in the water), yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were submersed (i.e., dunked under water).
It usually surprises people to learn that the term "immersion" does not refer strictly to submersion. According to the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2005), "immersion" also refers to a form of baptism in which water is poured over someone standing in water, without submerging the person under water. In other words, being fully immersed does not necessarily mean entirely submerged—which is not always possible anyway, such as in cases where the water is not deep enough (which is why The Didache allows for pouring), as seems likely in the semi-arid climate of the Middle East. "Immersion in this sense has been employed in the West and East since at least the second century and is the form in which baptism is generally depicted in early Christian art" (Wikipedia, s.v. "Baptism").
We can both agree they were fully immersed, but that doesn't automatically mean there was bodily submersion. Here is a scenario which takes the text and both views seriously, one that I think is more probable: Philip and the eunuch both walked down into the water, Philip baptized him by pouring water over his head or upper body, then they both walked up out of the water.
There is nothing we can do outwardly as a sign that proves a person has been born again inwardly .No such thing as Charismatic (sign gifts). Those that seek after signs rather than prophecy alone .The cleansing
water of the
word
I would agree "baptism" meaning "washing" by the water of the word "the gospel" . The doctrines that fall like rain .Not earthly inspired
Deuteronomy 32King James Version Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the
words of my mouth.
My doctrine shall drop as the
rain, my speech shall distil as the
dew, as the
small rain upon the tender
herb, and as the
showers upon the
grass:
Simon wondering why (not believing).Woman in the priesthood? There were no women prophets in the old testament priesthood Men's only club. Pentecost the promise of Joel men and women prophets from all the nations of the world holding out the gospel .Sending them out two by two
Acts 8:12-13 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and
women. Then Simon himself
believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
The washing baptizing. . the daily washing of water by the word,
Ephesians 5:25-27King James Version Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of
water by the
word,
Water and the word used that way throughout the Bible to represent the work of Holy Spirit of Christ the husband
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a
thirst for
water, but of
hearing the
words of the
Lord:
H20 baptism. When a new priests volunteered deciding to be used to display the gospel to the unbelieving world ."Show and tell" signs to the world
Aarons two son added to the word of God for 15 seconds of false fame .They were consumed as a waning today of the new Kingdom of Priest not to add or subtract from all things written in the law with the prophets (sola scriptura)