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Lord. This CANNOT be demonstra- merse”. This is evidenced by the exam-
ted or pictured any other way. To ples earlier in this article of how Bap-
change how baptism is administe- tism was administered in the Bible.
red is to ruin the glorious picture of Those who translated the Bible into the
what the Savior, Jesus Christ, has English language were not able to
done for the believer. translate “baptizo” into “dip, plunge, or
immerse” because if they had, they
The three passages taken from the would have condemned their own
Scriptures clearly show that Baptism is practices. In 1611, the translators were
done be immersing an individual in NOT immersing their converts. Thus,
water and then that individual coming the decision was made the
up out of the water. There is much “Anglicanize” or make an English
symbolism in the proper mode of bap- word out of the Greek word ‘baptizo’.
tism, of which we have already discus- Henceforth we now have “Baptism”
sed and will discuss more in another instead of “dip, plunge, or immerse”.
lesson. Now, let us examine the actual Therefore, any time one reads
word “baptism”. Much has been lost “baptize” or “baptism” in the Bible,
by the word ‘baptism’. “Baptism” and one may properly translate it “to dip, to
“Baptize” are English words that did plunge, to immerse”. Let us insert
not exist prior to the Bible being trans- the meaning of the Greek
lated into English. As you may or may “Baptizo” (immersed) into the text of
not know the Bible was originally writ- Matt.3:16—“ And Jesus, when he was
ten in Hebrew (Old Testament) and immersed, went up straightway
Greek (New Testament). Baptism is a (immediately) out of the water:…;”
New Testament doctrine & ordinance. We see what transpired there in the
It was not a part of the Old Testament waters of the River Jordan as John was
economy. The Greek for baptism is immersing. History declares that
transliterated (converted from one text “Baptism” was always done by immer-
to another) “baptizo”. Any Greek sion in the early churches. It was not
Scholar will tell you that the meaning until the purpose of baptizing was per-
of ”baptizo” is “to dip, plunge, or im- verted and corrupted by man that the
mode of baptism was chan-
ged (of which we will dis-
cuss in a future lesson).
One Lord, one my word for it. We be-
Please do not take

faith, one seech each one to give
an honest search of
the Scriptures to see
Baptism whether these things
are so.
Ephesians 4: 5 Maran-atha.

AMEN
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