by David Allen | Feb 23, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Theology
In each case in the New Testament where the Greek word baptidzō (to baptize) is used, language, contextual considerations, and logic itself dictate that immersion is intended. It has often been argued against immersion that there was insufficient water in Jerusalem on...
by David Allen | Feb 13, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Scripture References, Theology
“Philology is the eye of the needle through which every theological camel must enter the heaven of theology.”[1] A theology of baptism must begin with the meaning and usage of baptizō in the Septuagint (LXX – Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament done appx....