Baptizing A Drunk
A man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes
upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds to walk into the
water and subsequently bumps into the preacher.
The preacher turns around and is almost overcome by the smell of
alcohol, whereupon he asks the drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?"
The drunk answers, "Yes, I am." So the preacher grabs him and dunks
him in the water. He pulls him up and asks the drunk,
"Brother have you found Jesus?" The drunk replies, "No, I haven't
found Jesus."
The preacher shocked at the answer, dunks him into the water again
for a little longer. He again pulls him out of the water and asks again,
"Have you found Jesus, my brother?" The drunk again answers, "No, I
haven't found Jesus."
By this time the preacher is at his wits end and dunks the drunk in
the water again--but this time holds him down for about 30 seconds and
when he begins kicking his arms and legs, he pulls him up. The preacher again
asks the drunk, "For the love of God have you found Jesus?"
The drunk wipes his eyes and catches his breath and says to the
preacher, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"
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