tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581989936725006495.post5584078278481332542..comments2023-03-21T16:47:29.252-07:00Comments on Why Catholics are Right: MYTH #13 Catholics need to submerge not sprinkle when they baptize baptism isnt even requiredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581989936725006495.post-54637246700782455662012-03-13T20:29:31.062-07:002012-03-13T20:29:31.062-07:00Matthew 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediat...Matthew 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;<br /><br />The literal meaning of 'baptism' in the Greek language was: 'TO COVER WITH FLUID' or 'TO STAIN AS WITH A DYE'. The word 'baptism' comes from the Greek and was used to describe the process of dying clothing which naturally required 'full immersion' to be effective.<br /><br />'baptisma' is the Greek word that is translated 'baptism' in the following references in our English Bibles: (Romans 6:4;Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21; Matthew 3:7; Acts 1:22, 10:37, 13:24, 18:25, 19:3-4)<br /><br />'bapto' is the root word for 'baptisma' meaning 'to dip'.<br /><br />'baptiso' is the Greek word that is translated 'baptise' or 'baptised' in English and originally described the dying of clothing, and the necessity for full immersion: (Acts 1:5, 8:16, 22:16; Galatians 3:27; Acts 2:38-41; Acts 8:12-13, 36-38, 9:18, Acts 10:47,48, 16:15)y2kscholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399232951391133482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581989936725006495.post-92792257477774472011-07-28T20:38:37.979-07:002011-07-28T20:38:37.979-07:00Sorry, again your unwillingness to accept the scri...Sorry, again your unwillingness to accept the scripture as truth doesnt make it untrue, it simply means you refuse to accept it.<br /><br />Ezechiel 36:25 says WATER right in it. <br /><br />As a JW you are dangerously wandering away from scripture, you have a verse that says God authorized John the Baptist to baptize all those people "before" Jesus told him to baptize him?<br /><br />Other wise you are speculating and making statements not found in scripture.XAndrewXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429938066375594030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581989936725006495.post-31935756170746658002011-07-28T14:42:35.448-07:002011-07-28T14:42:35.448-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744974077999786873noreply@blogger.com