In Scripture, names are very important. Solomon in Ecclesiastes 7:2 wrote that a good name is more valuable than great riches: “A good name is better than precious ointment.” The most expensive women’s perfume is Clive Christian. It is made in England and it cost $5,000.00 for 1.05 ounces. But if you order on-line you get free shipping. Solomon, who knew the exorbitant life, said, your reputation is your most valuable possession.
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The word “baptize” means to immerse. Lexicons define baptizo to mean to dip, immerge, submerge. “Consider also the testimonies of three non-Baptist who led the Protestant Reformation. John Calvin, founder of Presbyterianism, declared, ‘The word baptize itself signifies immerse, and it is certain that the rite of immersion was observed by the ancient church.’ In commenting on Romans 6:3-5, John Wesley, founder of Methodism, said, ‘Buried with Him, alluding to the ancient manner of baptism by immersion.’ In speaking of the meaning of baptism, Martin Luther, founder of Lutheranism, said, ‘They ought to be entirely immersed, and immediately drawn out. For this the etymology of the name seems to demand.’ I have always appreciated Luther’s practical theology when he advised the pastor to immediately draw out the person being immersed.
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