Throughout July, One Gospel Minute is returning to its roots by revisiting the original radio messages of Tennessee Bible College founder Malcolm Hill. In this Throwback Thursday archive episode, Malcolm Hill uses the universal need for water to illustrate an essential truth about God's plan of salvation.

Pointing to Jesus' words in John 3, he reminds listeners that water is not an accident or an afterthought in Scripture. God's plan includes being "born of water and the Spirit," calling us to trust His revealed will rather than our own ideas.

Read about this subject

• Scripture: John 3:1–7
• "Baptism: Do I Have To?"
• “Baptism”