by David Allen | Feb 20, 2015 | Devotional, General
NOTE: This is an update and devotional from my wife, Sherri, which she sent to our prayer partners. She is a great devotional writer! Friends, I have always known your prayers have been a major, major part in my story of cancer. I am blessed beyond words!! I found a...
by David Allen | Feb 18, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Scripture References, Theology
The use of baptizein (“to baptize”) in the passive voice illustrates why, from a semantic standpoint, the meaning must be “immerse.” Take Mark 1:9 as an example. Jesus was baptized, not the water, by John in the Jordan River. When it comes to baptizō, the passive form...
by David Allen | Feb 16, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Scripture References, Theology
Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich and Danker list the following meanings for baptizō: “dip, immerse, dip oneself, wash.” The word is used in non-Christian literature to mean “plunge, sink, drench, overwhelm.” Three major uses are listed: (1) of Jewish ritual washings –...
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....
by David Allen | Feb 11, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Quotes, Scripture References, Sermons
The great actor and film director Woody Allen claims to be an atheist. On one occasion he was asked the question: “If there is a God, and if that God should speak to you, what would you most want to hear him say?” Woody Allen’s answer speaks for all people. He said:...
