The message of baptism

One evening the New Testament professor from Princeton Seminary visited a high school youth group.

After the professor finished speaking about the significance of Christ’s baptism as a revelation of God’s presence in Jesus, the high schooler said without looking up, “That ain’t what it means.”

Glad that the student had been listening enough to disagree, the professor asked, “What do you think it means?”

“The story says that the heavens were opened, right?” “Right.” “The heavens were opened and the Spirit of God came down, right?” “That’s right.” The boy finally looked up and leaned forward, saying, “It means that God is on the loose in the world. And it is dangerous.”