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Does "Baptize" Mean Immerse? John Wesley Gets Snarky

from Theology Project with Matt O’Reilly · host Matt O’Reilly

It's common in the baptism debate to hear that the Greek word for "baptize" means "to immerse." In this video, we take a look at John Wesley's somewhat snarky rebuttal of that very dubious claim. The full interview with Dr. Jonathan Powers posts on Monday. We work through John Wesley's "Treatise on Baptism" -- SUBSCRIBE NOW so you don't miss it! BUY Jonathan's new book: New Life in the Risen Christ: A Wesleyan Theology of Baptism https://amzn.to/46Xr6R7 READ Wesley's Treatise on Baptism: https://www.whdl.org/sites/default/files/resource/7387091/pp.%20188-201%20%28A%20treatise%20on%20baptism%29.pdf?language=en WATCH my conversation with Ryan Danker on Wesley's view of the Lord's Supper: https://youtu.be/Ob4FEPsKpMw?si=MHGghZriNQjKf974 GET UPDATES FROM THEOLOGY PROJECT https://www.theologyproject.online/subscribe MATT'S BRAND NEW BOOKS Free to Be Holy: A Biblical Theology of Sanctification https://amzn.to/4gOn4gN (print) https://amzn.to/47pttuz (Kindle) GET THE VIDEOS https://my.seedbed.com/product/free-to-be-holy/ Reconstructing Methodism: Crucial Issues Facing the Global Methodist Church https://amzn.to/3TnkYKS MATT'S OTHER BOOKS Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) https://amzn.to/3B0m6su Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF SOCIAL https://www.instagram.com/mattoreillyauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.facebook.com/theologyprojectonline https://twitter.com/mporeilly VISIT https://www.theologyproject.online https://christchurchbham.com This page contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.    

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