John 3:5/Ez. 36:25-27

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>>>>> "Tyler" == Tyler Nally <tnally@csci.csc.com> writes:

    Tyler> Bro. RJ Brown wrote:
    BrRJBrown> If water does mean baptism, then how do you reconcile
    BRRJBrown> "sprinkle" with "imerse"?

    Tyler> My pastor, Bro. John Koonce, says:

    Tyler> When studying the greek concerning the words as translated
    Tyler> to "baptize" or "be baptized" or "* baptize *" the greek
    Tyler> word used was always from the root "BAPTIZO" which means to
    Tyler> fully whelm someting (from what I've heard).

    Tyler> Interestingly enough, the root word for sprinkle is
    Tyler> "RANTIZO".

    Tyler> The Bible when talking about Water Baptism only uses
    Tyler> BAPTIZO and never ever RANTIZO.

    Tyler> 'Datsa what I heard....

    Tyler> Bro. Tyler

Then how, with respect to the original quote from Ezekiel, do we get
baptism when Ezekiel said "sprinkle" (admitting that it was Hebrew,
not Greek there)?

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