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Elisha sent Naoman to sprinkle or
tabal himself seven times. The
seventy learned Jews translated
the Hebrew tabal into Hellenestic
Greek, baptidzo meaning to sprinkle.
Sixth. Immersion for baptism
is first heard of inthe third century,
spoken OF by Tertullian as trine,
naked immersion, and as being a
work of supererogation. The single
dip was invented by one Eunomius,
440 A. D.
Seventh. The baptism OF John
was by effusion for four reasons.
First. As a Jewish priest he knew
no other mode. Second. Such as
''in Bethbara," sin Jordan" and
sin the Wilderness" designate
place and not mode. Third. The
number baptized was too great to
be accomplished by immersion.
Fourth. He applied toe element
to the subject. He baptized ''teith'
water.
Eighth. Christ was baptized by
effusion. Igive five reasons. First.
That was the mode employed by
John who baptized him. Second.
His baptism was a ceremonial. in
Producing him into his priestly
office and was prescribed by the
law of Moses in Numbers ST. and
is by sprinRling water of publication.
Third. John said he needed to be
baptized by Jesus; referring to
Holy Ghost baptism which was by
effusion. Fourth. Because Jesus
declared that John baptized "with"
water. Acts 1:5. Fifth. Jesus
called the pouring out of his soul
unto death a baptism. Luke IL so
and Isaiah So :12.
Ninth. The baptism of the
three thousand at Pentecost was by
effusion. give five reasons. First.
The size of the crowd. Second.
The water supply, found. in two
pools with sides of hewn stone and
steps at the corners. Immersion
impossible. Third. The attitude
of the %populaee toward this new
sect. The first time they taught
in public they were placed under
arrest. Fourth. This was in a
sense the fulfillment of Isaiah So rs.
$50 shall he sprinkle many ma.
TONS" Read of the nations present.
Acts 2:5-11. Fifth. The Savior
had just shown them that a bap-
tizing element ''poured out" or
"shed forth" on the subject con-
stituted baptism. Acts 2:33; Acts
Ills.
Tenth. The baptism of the
Ethiopian nobleman, Acts S:26-4O,
was by effusion for four reasons.
First. The correct rendering of the
account would be, they went down
to the water and came up from the
water-the Greek proposition "eis"
meaning to and not into, and eek"
meaning from and not ssout Of"
The word down is in antithesis with
cup" and has reference to coming
down out of the chariot. Second.
The water supply, Desert" the
water being found In the wells.
(Read Gen. 26 :1S-22.) Third. The
Scriptures he was reading and
which were preached to him taught
sprinkling. Read Isaiah SO and the
last verse of the preceding chapter,
remembering that the Scriptures
were not divided into chapters and
at hat time. Fourth,
Baptidzo in the New Testament
Greek means to sprinkle and pour.
Eleventh. The baptism of Saul,
Acts 9:18, means literally, "stand-
ing was baptized" To make a
case of immersion here you must
suppose a tank, bath or pool.
Twelfth. The baptism of "the
.aller and all his" Acts 16 :33,
was by eftusion for four reasons.
Roman prison discipline
would have forbidden their wan
ierlng of in search of a pond.
second. The proverbial hardships
# Roman prisoners preclude the
possibility of the presence of a bath.
Third. Paul created the impression
lext morning that they had not been
'ut. Fourth. This being a house
lold baptism in the prison and in
he night strongly suggests effusion
S the mode.
Thirteenth. The fact that st.
'eter was reminded of Johns bap-
SIN when he saw the Holy Ghost
Ill on the household of Cornelius
nd called it baptism, is additional l
roof that Johns baptism was bv .
fusion. Acts II :15. |.
Fourteenth. In 1 John 5:7-S. it q
stated hal the three in Heaven :,
lat are one are the Father, Word q
nd Holy Ghost. The three on :,
nth that agree in one are the ;,
alter, spirit and blood and are 9
ways applied by efusion. Il
Fifteenth. To me another evil \