Saturday Oct 18, 2025

Does "Baptize" Mean Immerse? John Wesley Gets Snarky

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.

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