My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- He Was Baptized

There is one more thing that Ian embraces of Toula’s: her religion.

There are two things that need to be crystal clear here: Jesus does NOT embrace any other religion. He is the Son of God, the Way the Truth and the Life, the only way to the Father is through Christ on the cross.

He requires you to embrace the fact that He died on the Cross to purchase your eternal salvation.

However, there is one similarity between Ian and Jesus in this scenario. Both Ian and Jesus were baptized. Ian is baptized to become Toula’s bridegroom, and Jesus was baptized in the process of becoming our bridegroom. But that is where the similarity ends.

The reason people were being baptized 2000 years ago in the Jordan River by John the Baptist was to be forgiven for their sins. Ironically, Jesus was without sin, yet insisted that John the Baptist, his cousin, baptize Him.

Matthew records Jesus’ conversation with John:

“But John tried to deter him saying,

“I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

Jesus replied,

“Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.”"

Matthew 3:14-15

Jesus did not need to be baptized because He was a sinner – He needed to be baptized because we were sinners.

The waters of the river Jordan were no doubt muddy that day as Jesus came up out of the water.

Matthew says a voice from heaven was heard saying:

“This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Matthew 3:17

As Ian came up out of the water he knelt in, in the ridiculous-looking inflated kiddy pool at the front of Toula’s church, he certainly looked pleased.

But Toula had the nagging fear that maybe he would decide she wasn’t worth it.