Cannonball Baptism

Clearly these people have nothing to do.

Funny!

This was too great!

The joy of the Lord is our strength! Love it!

Do you want to know why Christians are a joke to the world? Because, a friend of mine, who has not accepted Christ, randomly found this video and thread. He sent it to me with the captions of "This is what I mean. Christians are arguing with themselves about the intentions of a little boy in the baptism. I'm not saved and even I know that whether he did because he was jumping for joy or because he was being a 'clown,' doesn't matter near as much as the fact that the boy was going to get baptized." He ended with this, "you guys can't even be happy with one another without scrutinizing the antics of a little child." As someone who has reached out to this person for quite some time and a minister of the Gospel, I would like to say... thanks. Your "opinions" have been heard and read... not just by Christians, but by the world.

I loved it. With child like enthusiasm- let's all get excited to follow Jesus. I am 55 yrs old and I think it was sincere and honest.

I share my thoughts regarding the irreverence of this incident on my blog onthebox--dot--us.

I enjoyed this video, than got upset when I read the comments. One of the reasons I stopped going to church was all the judgement that was going on. The one place I should feel accept, I end up feeling more out of place.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things, it would seem most of you guys in these post are trying to be Pious rather than holy, never mix the two up. You job is not to judge the brother, that is satan's job he is teh accuser of the brotheren, our job is to exhort, and admonish... Most of you are still on the milk, I encourage you to take in more than you put out when it comes with the Bible.

no doubt the son of the Youth Pastor. "Ok, son, here's what you're going to do..."

The video provoked me laughter. But I am concerned about the comments of defenders which made the child with biblical texts. When Christ said "which is not like a child cannot see the Kingdom" he made implications to the simple and straightforward way in which children live their lives. They are simple, they have simple faith, without protocols, are genuine. But we must remember that baptism is a symbol of death in Christ, being buried with Him and resurrected with Him. The sambullón of the child is innocent and even cheerful but is not correct. I think that Jesus had laughed and had then named correctly. For example, rather than a dogmatic ceremony but not a festival of diving. I agree on the solemnity of the baptism. I have baptized many people and have several funny stories. But the funny thing is possible, the most important is the event where it makes a pact with Christ for eternity. One is not baptizes oneself, Jesus himself, without having to be baptized because he never sinned, came to John the Baptist to "lead by example".

Ok folks! Let us exclude this kid , because he has not an appropriated behavior. i will right now also take off the page from the bible, where the woman throws perfume in Jesus´s feet and dries it with the hair. What a sensualist and nonsense she was... Judas was right. She should have taken the money to give to the poor. It would be a more "Christian" thing to do.

This was so funny. Thanks for sharing.

How old is the little boy? He looks old enough to me to have known better. Was he dared to do this? Being excited to be baptized and jumping into the baptistry laughing are two different things. What about the reverence of the occasion? Being baptized is more than a laughing matter. I don't want to offend anyone.......but that's the way I feel.

Well , I guess that depending on the point of view it can be taken as disrespect or a sincere expression of Joy. Remember that children were not allowed to manifest opinion, and remember what the Lord said when they sung Hosanna? Also the bible says that those who don´t receive the Kingdom as a child will not be worthy of it. I mean, a guess this was the sincerity in the heart of the boy. I remember when I was baptized in a traditional church I entered by mistake in the Class of Baptism. And each Sunday I was convinced about the truth. I was 10 years I guess. The ceremony was pretty formal. But I don´t see a difference between my conscience in that time and this boy. Also how can we know which way was the Eunuch Baptized by Philip? He said: there is water what forbids me to be baptized? Without Class , without testimony, but with faith. Today what I see that was vivid in the primitive Church , became ceremonial and full of subjective meanings , but almost nobody knows why they are being baptized or having the Holy Meal. If we would take seriously in the foot of the letter the baptize, there would be not baptistery , only river with flowing water.

Funny video, but I don't think this little guy was "literally jumping for joy"...just seems like he was doing a cannonball to be funny.