Hulk Hogan, at 70, Embraces Baptism and Finds Spiritual Peace: ‘Greatest Day of My Life’

Baptism is not a stage performance, even when the person in the water is known around the world. It is an act of obedience and a public confession that Jesus Christ is Lord. John the Baptist called people to repent and be baptized, and he pointed them to “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (Matthew 3:1–2; John 1:29). When a man steps into the water and comes up again, he is saying, in the language of Scripture, that he has died with Christ and wants to “walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:3–4).

This post already reports what Hulk Hogan himself announced: at 70, he was baptized at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Florida, and he called it the “greatest day of my life.” We share that report as it was given, without adding scenes or words he did not publish. The important part is not the headline. It is the same invitation John preached in the wilderness, and the same Lord he announced. Age does not close that invitation. Neither does a long public life. The gospel meets a person where he is and calls him to Christ.

This ministry exists to keep that call in front of people, whether they are famous or unknown. John the Baptist Boulevard is a reminder that repentance is still the right starting place, and that the way of the Lord can be made straight in ordinary cities and ordinary lives. A church baptistry in Florida and the Jordan River are not in competition with each other. Both can serve the same obedience, because the power is in Jesus, not in the fame of the person being baptized.

If Hogan’s announcement has stirred a question in you about baptism, or about following Jesus, we would be glad to talk and to help you find a Bible-preaching church. Call or text John Arwood at (904) 305-7534, or email [email protected].