{"id":10223,"date":"2012-02-26T15:06:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T20:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=10223"},"modified":"2012-02-27T20:57:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T01:57:55","slug":"no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/","title":{"rendered":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus instructs His apostles to go and make disciples, and then says this: \u201cbaptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since this is the statement that immediately follows the main command to \u201cmake disciples\u201d people assume this means that <a title=\"Baptism is Not the First Step of Discipleship\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/baptism-is-not-the-first-step-of-discipleship\/\">the first step in making a disciple is getting them baptized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But now that we have learned something about <a title=\"What is Baptism?\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/what-is-baptism\/\">the meaning of the word \u201cbaptism,<\/a>\u201d is this really what Jesus is saying? Remember, whenever we see the word \u201cbaptism\u201d in Scripture, we must not immediately think about dunking somebody under water, but must first remember what the word means, namely, \u201cto be immersed, overcome, or fully identified with\u201d something or somebody else. Then with this definition in mind, we must read the verse again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10225\" title=\"Water baptism\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism-570x354.jpg\" alt=\"Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\" width=\"570\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism-570x354.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism-860x535.jpg 860w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the case of Matthew 28:19-20, we end up with this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Go, therefore and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them and fully identifying them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><strong>With such a reading, water baptism may not be in view at all!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10224\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Water Baptism\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-Baptism.gif\" alt=\"The statement in Matthew 28:19-20 about baptism says, \u201cbaptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.\u201d Since this is the statement that immediately follows the main command to \u201cmake disciples\u201d people assume this means that the first step in making a disciple is getting them baptized.  But now that we have learned something about the meaning of the word \u201cbaptism,\u201d is this really what Jesus is saying? Remember, whenever we see the word \u201cbaptism\u201d in Scripture, we must not immediately think about dunking somebody under water, but must first remember what the word means, namely, \u201cto be immersed, overcome, or fully identified with\u201d something or somebody else. Then, with this definition in mind, we must read the verse again. In the case of Matthew 28:19-20, we end up with this:  Go, therefore and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them and fully identifying them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you\u2026 With such a reading, water baptism may not be in view at all! To the contrary, the phrase \u201cbaptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\u201d may just be another way of saying, \u201cteaching them fully about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, helping them understand Who God is and live more like God in our lives. With this reading, someone who is \u201cbaptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit\u201d has become fully identified with the Trinitarian God, so that when people see us, they see God. In other words, since Jesus revealed God to us, a fully trained disciple is someone who looks and acts like Jesus to others. Such a person could be said to have been \u201cbaptized\u201d or \u201cimmersed\u201d or \u201cfully identified with\u201d Jesus.  When read this way, the first part of verse 20 where Jesus talks about teaching others is not a \u201csecond step\u201d to discipleship, so that first you get baptized, and secondly you get taught, but is simply another way of saying the same thing. Getting \u201cbaptized into the name of the Father, the name of the Son, and the name of the Holy Spirit\u201d and \u201cteaching them to observe all I have commanded you\u201d is a classic case of Hebrew parallelism. The second statement does not follow the other sequentially, but amplifies and further explains the first statement. Such a way of teaching is somewhat foreign to our logic-driven, outline-focused, step-centered Western way of thinking, but was one of the primary ways Middle Eastern teachers and thinkers taught in Biblical times. And less we forget, Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi.  Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\" width=\"235\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-Baptism.gif 235w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-Baptism-200x187.gif 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>To the contrary, the phrase \u201cbaptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\u201d may just be another way of saying, \u201cteaching them fully about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, helping them understand Who God is and live more like God in our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With this reading, someone who is \u201cbaptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit\u201d has become fully identified with the Trinitarian God, so that when people see us, they see God. In other words, since Jesus revealed God to us, a fully trained disciple is someone who looks and acts like Jesus to others. Such a person could be said to have been \u201cbaptized\u201d or \u201cimmersed\u201d or \u201cfully identified with\u201d Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>When read this way, the first part of verse 20 where Jesus talks about teaching others is not a \u201csecond step\u201d to discipleship, so that first you get baptized, and secondly you get taught. Instead, the two parts are simply two different ways of saying the same thing. The phrase &#8220;baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit&#8221; is another way of saying &#8220;teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this reading, Matthew 28:19-20 is a classic case of Hebrew parallelism. The second statement does not follow the other sequentially, but amplifies and further explains the first statement. Such a way of teaching is somewhat foreign to our logic-driven, outline-focused, step-centered Western way of thinking, but was one of the primary ways Middle Eastern teachers and thinkers taught in Biblical times. And lest we forget, Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi.<\/p>\n<p>Still not convinced? I have one final piece of evidence for this view tomorrow&#8230;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded. The phrase &#8220;baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\u201d may just be another way of saying, \u201cteaching them fully about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, helping them understand Who God is and live more like God in our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15],"class_list":{"0":"post-10223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-close-your-church-for-good","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Redeeming God\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"938\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"584\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeremy Myers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@redeeminggod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@redeeminggod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeremy Myers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeremy Myers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"headline\":\"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\"},\"wordCount\":495,\"commentCount\":65,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Close Your Church for Good\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\",\"name\":\"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg\",\"width\":\"938\",\"height\":\"584\",\"caption\":\"Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/\",\"name\":\"Redeeming God\",\"description\":\"Liberating you from bad ideas about God\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\",\"name\":\"Jeremy Myers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jeremy Myers\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Jeremy Myers writes about Scripture and theology in a way that redeems God and people from the prison of religion. He is a popular author and blogger and often gives away free eBooks to his blog subscribers.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\",\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/redeeminggod\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20","description":"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20","og_description":"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.","og_url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/","og_site_name":"Redeeming God","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","article_author":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","article_published_time":"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":938,"height":584,"url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeremy Myers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@redeeminggod","twitter_site":"@redeeminggod","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeremy Myers","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeremy Myers","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"headline":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20","datePublished":"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00","dateModified":"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/"},"wordCount":495,"commentCount":65,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg","keywords":["Close Your Church for Good"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/","name":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg","datePublished":"2012-02-26T20:06:19+00:00","dateModified":"2012-02-28T01:57:55+00:00","description":"The phrase baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is another way of saying teaching them to observe all I have commanded.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Water-baptism.jpg","width":"938","height":"584","caption":"Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/no-water-baptism-in-matthew-28_19-20\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"No Water Baptism in Matthew 28:19-20"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/","name":"Redeeming God","description":"Liberating you from bad ideas about God","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c","name":"Jeremy Myers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jeremy Myers"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Jeremy Myers writes about Scripture and theology in a way that redeems God and people from the prison of religion. He is a popular author and blogger and often gives away free eBooks to his blog subscribers.","sameAs":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com","http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","https:\/\/x.com\/redeeminggod"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}