Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. The words rhaino, rhantizo, and cheo are never used to indicate water baptism in the New Testament. B. Textual consideration.
Baptism is compared to planting.
When a farmer plants seed, he does so by completely covering them up. And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. A going to the water. A going down into the water.