Friday morning, Dionysius packed a few provisions and set out on foot for Antioch. When a young boy presented himself for baptism, however, the man blessed him but refused baptism. Dionysius immediately realized there was something wrong with this teaching. Back home, he'd seen the man who led the group baptize infants. Dionysius stayed behind after the service to talk to the preacher about his concerns.
Baptism is just an outward sign of an inward reality.
First you must repent. A child cannot repent. Though he looked at the book in the man's hands, Dionysius, of course, had no way of knowing if the man accurately related the words it contained. As Dionysius returned home, his confusion mounted. His sincere desire to learn the truth, however, forced him to continue his evaluation of this new religion.