John Walton made an important comment at the end of this episode: he did not see what being screamed at and dunked in water was going to do for him...Without accepting Jesus as your personal savior, it does not good!!! Since they are Baptist, I can say these things...I've been baptist my whole life, and I'll assure you that we do not believe being "dunked" in water sends you to Heaven. We also believe that being a good person will not get you into Heaven. Based on the Bible, we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." I did NOT like this reverend's method of saving souls. He screamed at people and pointed people out. I believe Mary Ellen's salvation experience may have been real, but Ben did it out of pure guilt and then just to please his mother. John may very well be a Christian. He believed in God and admitted to worshiping Him in his own way. He was a God-fearing man and raised his family as such...Olivia makes me so MAD at times insisting her family get baptized so she knows their souls are saved.
Like John said, it's just being dunked into water...Baptism is meant as a public confession of your faith...nothing more!
Like John said, it's just being dunked into water...Baptism is meant as a public confession of your faith...nothing more!