Baptism In Salvation of Sand Mountain, the author, Dennis Covington “considered asking him [Brother Carl] to baptize me in the Tennessee River, but I finally decided to be baptized in my home church in Birmingham instead (Covington 133). Why did Dennis Covington want to be baptized? What did it signify? What is its origin? The word baptism is derived from a Greek word, meaning to overwhelm or to cover wholly with fluid. In English its meaning …showed first 75 words of 522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 522 total…is one to come that is greater than I. I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire” (Luke 3:1). When Jesus came to John to get baptized, John was unwilling to baptize him because Jesus was sinless, and therefore, did not confess his sins. John knew that Jesus was the Messiah; and in order to fulfill his righteousness, he must be baptized. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**