What if I was baptized in (The Titles)Father, Son, Holy Ghost is that Incorrect?
There's Bad News If you were!! because no one in the entire Testament Church Was ever baptized that Way! Let us examine the new Testament Water baptisms and Find The right Way to be baptized! The Good News Is Your here and Hopefully Have a desire to Follow the Bible.
There has been some beliefs state salvation is accepting Jesus as your personal savior. By acknowledging he is the son of God that your saved. Then they teach and baptize in the titles Father Son and Holy Spirit.
But what does the Bible say?
Act 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
Act 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
You Must believe to come to salvation. But believing is not salvation.
Act 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Why did he ask them How they were baptized? Does it matter how your baptized?
YES
Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
So they first were taught.
Secondly they believed
Then was baptized
Next you will see they was filled with the Holy Ghost and the evident of the Holy Ghost came By that God given tongue that God gives to each he fills with his spirit.
Now we see prior to this they had repented but didn’t know the truth about really being saved. But once they seen the truth they willingly received God.
Act 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Mat 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Now What did peter who God said upon who he was going to build his church on and who was given the keys too say?
Repent, Be baptized and How did he say to be baptized? In the titles Father Son and Holy Spirit?
NO.
He said IN THE NAME OF. NAME NOT NAMES OR TITLES. SINGULAR ONE NAME.
And he gave us what that one name to our one God is. JESUS.
Find in the word where there was ever anyone baptized in the titles father son, holy spirit.
It is not in there. You will never find in Gods word where any one was baptized the 3 titles. NAME OF Means one name singular.
There is one verse in the book of Matthew 28:19 and when you read this verse understand that anytime Jesus tried to make the people understand who he really was they wanted to stone him. His mission wasn’t to prove he was God just yet. His mission was to bring us to him by coming in a fleshly form. Every time they would question who he was he would talk to them in riddles or in a way they wasn’t sure just what he was saying for sure. Even still they wanted to stone him. He slipped away through the crowd many times. So when he spoke of Matt 28:19 he was using wisdom talking of a shadow of what was to come. If he has said go out teaching men to baptize in my name they would have stoned him. Most of the things he spoke did not even come to them or fully understand until he died on the cross then more when he rose again like he said he would do. Then on the day of Pentecost wow. What he said about coming back and living in me was true. For the first time in their lives they saw Christ for who he really was. Ok here is that verse Christ spoke while still walking in a flesh form with them.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
He didn’t give the name of yet they would soon find what that name was to be.
He does give us a Clue that there is one Name for remission of sins by preaching the gospel.
Luke 24:46-47 (King James Version)
46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Act 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Now those three thousand didn’t just say that they believe that God sent Jesus and that they accept him only. They Repented and were baptized in JESUS NAME and was filled with his spirit (with the evidence by speaking in tongues)
Act 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Somewhere along the way a large percentage of the church world has left the apostles doctrine. Are we to still follow the doctrine that God set up through the apostles?
Act 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Eph 4:4
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5
One Lord, one faith, one Baptism,
Eph 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Living a good life will not save you. the word tells us that if you haven’t been born of the water and the spirit which is to repent and receive the Holy Ghost and Baptism that you will not make it to heaven.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Oh come on I was baptized and believe besides I don’t have to give up as much going to the church I am at now. Whats the big deal? They love God too. What God isn’t gonna let them in just because they didn’t speak in all that tongue stuff or get baptized in Jesus name.
Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Joh 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Joh 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
See what did I tell you earlier? He was trying to let them see hey guys I came from heaven robed in this skin because I love you. But they couldn’t see that. Do you really think they would have accepted him saying Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Like was said in acts 2:38?
Joh 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Joh 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Joh 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
Joh 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Joh 10:39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
Below is some of the scriptures from the word of God on baptism.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Act 8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Act 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Act 8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Act 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Act 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Act 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Act 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Act 10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Act 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Act 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Acts 8:34-39 (King James Version)
34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
He Is The Only Way We Can be Saved.
Don't You Want to Be Baptized the Right Way Today?
Please drop me a line on my page . Love In Christ Della Morton
Here is a Bible Study video on Why Is Water baptism Of The Father,Son, Holy Spirit Incorrect?
FIND OUT "WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?" A must see video.
There has been some beliefs state salvation is accepting Jesus as your personal savior. By acknowledging he is the son of God that your saved. Then they teach and baptize in the titles Father Son and Holy Spirit.
But what does the Bible say?
Act 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
Act 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
You Must believe to come to salvation. But believing is not salvation.
Act 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Why did he ask them How they were baptized? Does it matter how your baptized?
YES
Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
So they first were taught.
Secondly they believed
Then was baptized
Next you will see they was filled with the Holy Ghost and the evident of the Holy Ghost came By that God given tongue that God gives to each he fills with his spirit.
Now we see prior to this they had repented but didn’t know the truth about really being saved. But once they seen the truth they willingly received God.
Act 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Mat 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Now What did peter who God said upon who he was going to build his church on and who was given the keys too say?
Repent, Be baptized and How did he say to be baptized? In the titles Father Son and Holy Spirit?
NO.
He said IN THE NAME OF. NAME NOT NAMES OR TITLES. SINGULAR ONE NAME.
And he gave us what that one name to our one God is. JESUS.
Find in the word where there was ever anyone baptized in the titles father son, holy spirit.
It is not in there. You will never find in Gods word where any one was baptized the 3 titles. NAME OF Means one name singular.
There is one verse in the book of Matthew 28:19 and when you read this verse understand that anytime Jesus tried to make the people understand who he really was they wanted to stone him. His mission wasn’t to prove he was God just yet. His mission was to bring us to him by coming in a fleshly form. Every time they would question who he was he would talk to them in riddles or in a way they wasn’t sure just what he was saying for sure. Even still they wanted to stone him. He slipped away through the crowd many times. So when he spoke of Matt 28:19 he was using wisdom talking of a shadow of what was to come. If he has said go out teaching men to baptize in my name they would have stoned him. Most of the things he spoke did not even come to them or fully understand until he died on the cross then more when he rose again like he said he would do. Then on the day of Pentecost wow. What he said about coming back and living in me was true. For the first time in their lives they saw Christ for who he really was. Ok here is that verse Christ spoke while still walking in a flesh form with them.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
He didn’t give the name of yet they would soon find what that name was to be.
He does give us a Clue that there is one Name for remission of sins by preaching the gospel.
Luke 24:46-47 (King James Version)
46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Act 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Now those three thousand didn’t just say that they believe that God sent Jesus and that they accept him only. They Repented and were baptized in JESUS NAME and was filled with his spirit (with the evidence by speaking in tongues)
Act 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Somewhere along the way a large percentage of the church world has left the apostles doctrine. Are we to still follow the doctrine that God set up through the apostles?
Act 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Eph 4:4
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5
One Lord, one faith, one Baptism,
Eph 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Living a good life will not save you. the word tells us that if you haven’t been born of the water and the spirit which is to repent and receive the Holy Ghost and Baptism that you will not make it to heaven.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Oh come on I was baptized and believe besides I don’t have to give up as much going to the church I am at now. Whats the big deal? They love God too. What God isn’t gonna let them in just because they didn’t speak in all that tongue stuff or get baptized in Jesus name.
Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Joh 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Joh 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
See what did I tell you earlier? He was trying to let them see hey guys I came from heaven robed in this skin because I love you. But they couldn’t see that. Do you really think they would have accepted him saying Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Like was said in acts 2:38?
Joh 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Joh 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Joh 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
Joh 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Joh 10:39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
Below is some of the scriptures from the word of God on baptism.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Act 8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Act 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Act 8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Act 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Act 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Act 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Act 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Act 10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Act 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Act 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Acts 8:34-39 (King James Version)
34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
He Is The Only Way We Can be Saved.
Don't You Want to Be Baptized the Right Way Today?
Please drop me a line on my page . Love In Christ Della Morton
Here is a Bible Study video on Why Is Water baptism Of The Father,Son, Holy Spirit Incorrect?
FIND OUT "WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?" A must see video.
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Let’s reason with one another and forget about our own beliefs, set them aside for one moment and look at the truth, it’s the truth that will set us free. AMEN?
Let’s talk about the Apostolic Fathers, The Apostles themselves. The first apostles organized the Church when they were alive, and this is recorded in the book of Acts, and is called the apostolic period. They were hand picked by Jesus and commissioned by him to go forth and do exactly what they did. They set the foundation to the doctrine that was to be preached, and they set the ground work to how the first churches operated. This is the church that Lord said “the very gates of hell shall not prevail against.” Now, any church that claims to be a true church of God but do not have the same teachings and order as them cannot be a true church of God. God has a true church and it’s recorded in the book of Acts, this was done so that we would know how today churches are suppose to function. This is God’s order and if your church do not resemble this church, then your church is out of order.
What did they preach? 1.The baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ 2. Repentance 3. Remission of sins through water baptism 4. Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.
What went on in their churches? 1. Praising and worshipping 2. Speaking in tongues 3. Prayer 4. Casting out devils 5. Gifts of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit
This is all recorded in the book of The “Acts of the Apostles,” these are the things that they did this is their doctrine as it is stated in Acts 2:38-42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship. AMEN?
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AMEN!!!AMEN!!!AMEN!!! Brother Preach It! That's GOOD FOOD FOR THE soul! God Bless you!
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“Baptism was always in the name of Jesus until the time of Justin Martyr.” - Writings between A.D. A30 – 140
He was one of the Early Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church and was a Christian Philosopher and an Ecclesiastical Historian.
Quote from: Justin, Second Apology 6.
“The father of the universe in unbegotten. Therefore he cannot have any name attached to him, for whenever someone receives a name, the giver of the name is the older one.”
My Note:
Justin must have never read the Scriptures in which Jesus Himself declared that His Father had a name, that He came in His fathers name that everlasting name, that one and only singular name, and also those Scriptures that verify that Jesus is younger than the Father.
Say! I'll list a few of them here so you can read them for yourself:
Psalm 111:9
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Zech. 14:9
And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Isaiah 56:5
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 63:12
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Isaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 23:39
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Mark 11:9-10
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: [10] Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Luke 13:35
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John 5:43
I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
John 10:25
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John 12:13
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John 12:28
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
John 14:13-14
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 16:23
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
John 6:6
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
John 6:11-12
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. [12] When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Acts 10:48
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
(Jesus came in the name of the Lord (His Father's name Matthew 23:29; Mark 11:9–10; Luke 13:35; John 5:43, 10:25, 12:13), so when you are baptized in Jesus name you are automatically baptized in the Son's and the Father's name since they are one in the same name.)
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Cor. 5:4
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Ephes. 3:15
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
Philip. 2:9-10
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Hebrews 1:4
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
Take special note of the following 6 verse in tight reference to the above verse.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
1 John 3:23
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1 John 5:5
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Above note:
You see that the Son's name is Jesus Christ and since He inherited His name from the Father (Hebrews 1:4) we know, and understand, His Father's name to be Jesus Christ also.)
Rev. 14:1
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
You know what's really great?
The fact that no matter which order you read these verses in you will always come to the same conslusion and that is:
God has 'ONE NAME' and that name is 'JESUS'.
Pretty cool isn't it? You bet it is! AMEN!
That's if case you didn't know- LOVE Della ha ha ha)
“JESUS” - comes from a Hebrew word meaning 'savior'. Jesus is the Greek form of Jeshua or Hoshua meaning 'the LORD (Jehovah) is salvation', or ‘is become salvation’, or 'the salvation of the LORD'. By combining this we have JEHOVAH-SAVIOR. Jesus is Jehovah-Savior; he is Jehovah's salvation. It is one of the 19 compound names (titles) of the God of the Old Testemant =
1. Jehovah-Adonai
The Lord Our Sovereign Genesis 15:2, 8
(Master Jehovah)
2. Jehovah-Elohav
The Lord My God Psalm 7:1
Zech. 14:5
3. Jehovah-Eloheenu
The Lord Our God Psalm 99:5, 8, 9
4. Jehovah-Eloheka
The Lord Thy God Exodus 20:2, 5
5. Jehovah-Elohim
The Eternal Creator Genesis 1:1-7, 26
6. Jehovah-Elyon
The Lord Our Most High God Psalm 7:17; 47:2; 97:9
7. Jehovah-Gmolah
The Lord Our Recompense Jeremiah 51:56
8. Jehovah-Hoseenu
The Lord Our Maker Psalm 95:6
9: Jehovah-Jireh
The Lord Will See or Will Provide Genesis 22:14
(Our Provider)
10. Jehovah-Makkeh
The Lord That Smites Ezekiel 7:9
11. Jehovah-M’Kaddesh or Medaddishiem
The Lord Our Sanctifier Exodus 31:13
Lev. 20:8
(The Lord That Doth Sanctify You)
12. Jehovah-Nissi
The Lord Our Banner Exodus 17:15
13. Jehovah-Rohi or Ra-ah
The Lord My Shepherd Psalm 23:1
14. Jehovah-Rapheda or Rapha or Raphe
The Lord Our Healer Exodus 15:26
(The Lord That Healeth Thee)
15. Jehovah-Saboath
The Lord Of Hosts 1 Samuel 1:3
Ps. 24:10
16. Jehovah-Shalom
The Lord Our Peace Judges 6:23-24
17. Jehovah-Shammah
The Lord Is Present Ezekiel 48:35
(The Lord Is There)
18. Jehovah-Tsidkeenu or Tsidkenu
The Lord Our Righteousness Jeremiah 23:6, 33:16
19. Jehovah-Yasha or Yeshua or Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua
The Lord Is Savior Isaiah 49:26
Matt 1:21
(The Lord Is Jesus)
Jehovah-Yasha or Yeshua (- most common form) or Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua – The Lord Is Savior or The Lord Is Jesus
Isaiah 49:26 (Used in Old Testament 13 times)
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour (Jehovah-Yasha or Yeshua) and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour (Jehovah-Yasha or Yeshua or Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua) and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save (Jehovah-Yasha or Yeshua or Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua) his people from their sins.
Jesus himself said:
John 8:24 (KJV) I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
These ‘ministers’ did not know the true JESUS or “Jehovah-Yeshua if they would have they would have known his as the full and complete God of the Old Testament who’s name is JESUS = GOD THE SAVIOR.
Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV) 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
JESUS CHRIST IS GOD - FULL AND COMPLETE NOT 1/3 OF GOD, NOT PART OF SOME COMMUNITY OF PERSONS BUT HE IS TOTAL GOD
Colossians 2:9 (KJV) For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Now with that in mind please read and remember in these verses the God of the Old Testament is speaking here or as some call Him 'God the Father'.
Isaiah 43:3
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
Isaiah 45:21
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Now read:
Luke 1:47
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
John 4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Ephes. 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Philip. 3:20
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:25
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
You see how the Scriptures explain Scriptures. - There is no interpretation or guess work involved, I've always maintained that 'God is good at what He does'.
Special editor's Insert (Yep, it's me again):
Evangelical Dictionary of Theology – 1994
Edited by Walter A. Elwell Ph.D.
Subject: Savior. One who saves, delivers.
“In the OT. 'Savior' represents a participle of yasa' ('delivers, sets free'). Used frequently of God (Isa. 43:11; 45:21). Cf. Joshua, Jeshua (Gr. Iesous). Hosea, Elisha; all – 'God is salvation.” It is also used of God's agents (Judg. 3:9). With the participle go'el ('redeems, vindicates' – Job 19:25; Isa 41:14), it emphasizes a quality and initiative in Yahweh as fundamental as creatorhood, sovereignty, and unique in ancient religion.”
“In the NT (LXX). 'Savior' represents soter ('deliverer, preserver')... Emphasis upon God as Savior continues in Luke 1:47; Jude 25; and the Pastoral Epistles (six times). The title is applied to Christ as constituting, not merely exhibiting, salvation (Luke 2:11; Acts 5:31; 13:23; Phil. 3:20-21; Eph. 5:23; John 4:42; 1 John 4:14).”
The primary purpose of the name of Jesus and its relationship to the Dispensation of Grace (Acts 15:13-18)
“JESUS” - means 'Saviour'. Christ is from the Greek word “Christos' – anointed', the Greek form of the Hebrew word 'Messiah”. The overall meaning of the two words are: Jehovah, our Saviour'', or salvation (Daniel 9:25-26; Zechariah 12:8).”
Say! Isn't it a great and wonderful pleasure to read and understand the Holy Bible for yourself. You can discover 'How To' Rightly Divide the Scriptures as shown above for yourself by learning how to simply:
'Let Scriptures explain Scriptures'.
"Jesus Is Savior"
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You totally misunderstand Justin Martyr's quote. The FATHER never received a name from anyone! If He did, then He would have had to submit to the name giver. The Son however submitted to the FATHER, for the FATHER gave the Son His name:
Philippians 2:5-11 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
The FATHER gave His son that name, so how is JESUS His own FATHER?
'Let Scriptures explain Scriptures'.
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I am glad you asked that question! In the Bible God says HE is a jealous God and have no other Gods before him God also doesn't Want anyone else getting His Praises. So why would He give it to another. Unless, God of the old testament has a New name in the New Testament. Watch this video. God Bless. Love In Christ Della M
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Let’s look at 1 Timothy 3:16 again:
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Notice... we are first told that godliness is a mystery. But now... look at the rest of the scripture. It defines the mystery for us! It’s not a mystery for those who seek!
Paul writes in I Timothy 3:16, “...God was manifest in the flesh.”
This is the reason why He was called Emanuel. That interpretation means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:23, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Jesus Christ was God... and He was God with us.
“God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world,
and received up into glory.”
From cradle to ascension, Jesus Christ was God .
This is the central question. Unless we get this one question right, nothing else will be right. How many Gods are there?
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How Many Gods? One.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Before we just say this glibly, let us look at some of the teachings of the Bible concerning how many Gods there actually are. Deuteronomy 6:4, of course, is the cornerstone of all truth. But let’s go beyond it to see if the rest of the scriptures bear it out.
None Else Beside Him
Deuteronomy 4:35 says it this way:
Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD He is God; there is none else beside Him.
So, not only is there just one God, there is none else beside Him.
No God With Him
Deuteronomy 32:39 tells us that there is no God with Him:
See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no God with Me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.
So, according to the Lord, there is no god beside Him, there is no god with Him.
No God Before Him or After Him
Furthermore, Isaiah 43:10 tells us that there was no God formed before Him and it tells us that there will not be any God formed after Him.
Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.
This is not complex. There is one God, there was none before Him, there will not be another God created after Him, there is no God beside Him, and there is none with Him.
None Like Him
As we have already seen, there is no God with Him, were none before Him, and will never be any after Him. Also, there is not even any God like Him, as we read in II Samuel 7:22:
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
The Scriptures go on and on with this consistent truth.
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Even Devils Know There Is Only One God
Here now is one of the very interesting scriptures – James 2:19. It says:
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Satan, who found his realm in heaven, knows that there is one and only one God. Additionally, I Corinthians 8:4 says:
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Additionally, I Corinthians 8:4 says:
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
From these Scriptures, and many, many others like them not mentioned here, we can reach a conclusion of truth. There is one and only one God.
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Is Jesus God?
The next question is if there is one and only one God, does the Bible teach that Jesus is God? Isaiah 9:6, the great Messianic prophecy, tells us:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Jesus Both Son and Father?
This is an interesting scripture because it says that this Messiah will be both Son and Father. He will be the Son born, but yet He will also be the everlasting Father!
Matthew 1:23 teaches us:
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Jesus is God with us.
Revelation 1:8 the Lord God Almighty speaks:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
In verses 10 and 11 the Lord continues:
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:
The same voice is speaking to John in both verses. We know this because He said in verse 8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending” and He again repeats, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.”
Verses 12 and 13 continue:
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
And verses 17 and 18:
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead;
Now we know for sure who is talking here when He says, “I am he that liveth, and was dead.” Jesus is speaking.
Continuing in verse 18 we read:
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
The One who said, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending, the Almighty,” is the same One who said, “I am he that liveth, and was dead and, behold, I am alive for evermore.”
This is Jesus Christ staking claim not only to be God but to be the Almighty God!
God Is the Only Savior
Isaiah 43:11 tells us that the Lord Jehovah is the only Savior:
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
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God Is Jesus?
In Acts 9 we witness a conversion – the revelation to Paul. The man named Saul of Tarsus, then a persecutor of the church, was on his way to persecute Christians at Damascus. He had papers that had been granted to him to fulfill this commission. However, God had a different plan for this man’s life. As he was traveling along, Acts 9:4 reads:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Saul knew this was God speaking to him. But remember, up to this point, Saul had not been thinking that he was persecuting followers of God. He thought he was persecuting followers of Jesus. But here now was God Himself asking Saul why he is persecuting “Me.”
Saul obviously concluded, “I must not know who God is.” He asked God that very question... and received in response what the amazing revelation that should be apparent to us all. Acts 9:5:
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Paul said, “Who are you Lord?” And God responded, “I am Jesus.”
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I’ll Believe It When I See It
In another story, Jesus had appeared to the ten disciples (Thomas was absent). When Thomas returned, the disciples told Thomas they had seen Jesus. Thomas replied, “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25)
Several days later, Jesus appeared to them again, and this time Thomas was present. Jesus went straight to Thomas and said, “... behold my hands; and...my side...” (John 20:27)
Thomas fell on his knees and replied, “My Lord and my God.”
In that moment, Thomas realized that not only had Jesus risen from the dead, but that Jesus had been listening to his denials. At that moment, Thomas realized that this is a God who is an ever-present God, who knows my thoughts while they are yet afar off. He is Jesus. And He is God.
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The Only Wise God
Jude 1:25 reads:
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen.
If there is more than one God, the others don’t have any sense. As we just read, “... the only wise God...” Only one God possesses wisdom, glory, majesty, dominion, and power. This doesn’t leave much for any god other than the One.
Jesus Is the One God
What can we conclude from these scriptures? There is only one God, and Jesus is that one God.
The Holy Ghost Is God
Have we answered all of our questions about the Godhead? No. Let’s take look at the Holy Ghost, since the Holy Ghost is part of the Godhead. The Bible teaches us that the Holy Ghost is God. Let’s look at Luke 1:35:
...the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Since the Holy Ghost was going to overshadow Mary... and cause her to conceive... and the holy thing which would be born of her shall be called the Son of God... we can therefore see the Bible teaches us that the Holy Ghost is God.
The Holy Ghost Is the Father?
Our lesson will now become more confusing – or at least it may seem to be confusing if you don’t fully understand the one-God concept.
Who was the Father of Jesus? The natural answer would be, “The Father.” But we are about to learn that the Holy Ghost was the father of Jesus. Here is Matthew 1:18:
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
The Father Is Not the Father?
Here is where some people become confused due to the concept of the Trinity. If you have a Father, a Son and a Holy Ghost... and the Holy Ghost is the father of Jesus... this is a strange situation. The Father is not the father! But that is only confusing to people who have been taught to believe that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are three separate beings.
If it is your belief, however, that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one and the same, then we can use these titles interchangeably without doing violence to the Bible. On the other hand, if they are not one and the same, then we would be rightfully confused. It would seem as though the wrong one fathered Jesus Christ.
The Holy Ghost Is Jesus?
We have just learned that the Holy Ghost is the Father. And we learned earlier that according to Isaiah 9:6, the Father and the Son are the same.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
It should therefore not come as a surprise to find that the Bible teaches that Jesus is not only the Father, but He is also the Holy Ghost. Here is John 14:16-17:
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him:...
The world doesn’t see Him, the world doesn’t know Him, and the world doesn’t perceive Him. Jesus continues in verse 17:
...but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
The disciples were given the revelation when Jesus said, “but ye know Him...” Ta-da! “for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” In other words, “Look at me! here I am! Right now I am with you physically, but I have to go away so that you can know me more intimately than you can know me right now. I have to go away so I can indwell you!”
Jesus continues in verse 18:
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
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Understanding Godhead is to Understand the Baptism
We know at this point that
Jesus is the Father,
Jesus is the Son,
and Jesus is the Holy Ghost.
And this explains why, on the day of His ascension into heaven, Jesus straightly commanded His disciples to go teach all nations and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. (Matthew 28:19) And yet seven days later Peter stood on the day of Pentecost and commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. And then every single baptism throughout the history of the New Testament church was done in the name of Jesus. All of them.
Why?
It’s because by then the disciples understood that Jesus was the Father, Jesus was the Son, and Jesus was the Holy Ghost! And when He told them to baptize in the name of the Father, He meant for them to use the name of Jesus; when He told them to baptize in the name of the Son, He meant for them to use the name of Jesus; and when He told them to baptize in the name of the Holy Ghost, He meant for them to use the name of Jesus.
Because Colossians 2:9 says that
in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Some of us may say, “How can this be?”
It is really quite simple. I am a father, I am a son and I am a husband, but I am not three persons. Jesus Christ was Father, Son and Holy Ghost, but He is not three people. Recall Jesus’ words to Philip, “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” (John 14:9)
The Mystery of Godliness Is Solved!
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Summary
It has been said that God is a mystery. Paul writes this in I Timothy 3:16. He said, “Great is the mystery of godliness.” But what does “mystery” mean? We discover through scripture that it does not mean mysteries cannot be understood. And, in fact, Paul goes on in this the same verse to define the mystery for us! He tells us that the mystery of godliness is that “God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” When a person says that God is a mystery, he has not looked deeply enough.
Scriptures prove out very clearly that
There is one God.
There is no god beside Him
There is no god with Him
There was no god before Him
There will be no god after Him
There is none like Him
The devils even know there is one God
Jesus is God
Jesus is the Father
Jesus is the Son
Jesus is the Holy Ghost
The Holy Ghost is God
The Holy Ghost is Jesus
The disciples understood that Jesus was the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. When Jesus, therefore, gave them instructions to “teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,” they properly understood that Jesus was referring to Himself. And this is why seven days later on the day of Pentecost, Peter commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. And then all baptisms and throughout the history of the New Testament church were done in the name of Jesus.
Proper understanding of the Godhead is reflected in baptism.
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To also answer your Question Trevor from the scriptures you gave .
Many times the question is asked, "If Jesus was Father God why did he not just say so?" The answer to this question is so completely summed up in Philippians 2:5-8. He was humble. He did not think it a good thing to flaunt his deity before men. He did not choose to appear better than man, although he was better than all men for he was the creator of all men. He choose, instead, to have all men appear better than himself.
When Jesus spoke of the Father it was always in a way that distanced his own identity from that of Father God. This action was in keeping with his character of not appearing as God, although he was. Concerning this very subject Jesus made the following promise: "These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall not more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father: (John 16:25). Paul referred to this same event of revelation when he wrote unto Timothy, "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen" (1 Timothy 6:15-16).
At the time of this great revelation may we all bow low at his feet and whisper in hushed tones of adoration the confession of Thomas, THE LORD MY GOD! after seeing his nail scarred hands. In Zechariah 12:9-11 (King James Version)There was coming a day that was prophesied God would be pierced.
9And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
But that still leaves the question: Why does the New Testament make a distinction at times? The answer to this goes back to the dual nature of Jesus. In the capacity of being fully man, He was distinct from God. Not just distinct from the Father but from being God at all. This is why we can see references to the God of Jesus Christ (Matt. 27:46; John 20:17; Eph. 1:17). This is obviously not the God of God. It is the God of a man. Jesus is called a man over and over (Acts 2:22; 13:38; I Tim 2:5). As a man, there were things He did not know (Mark 13:32), there were things He could not do (Mark 6:5), He could only be in one place at one time (John 16:7), He could be tempted (Heb 4:15), He could thirst (John 19:28), and He could die (John 19:33). So from this point of view He was distinct from God, and could be spoken of that way. But from another point of view He was fully God and could be called such (John 20:28; I Tim 3:16; I John 5:20). When we see a separate reference it is always something like: "God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ." What you never see is: "God the Father and God the Son." It is always God and man, Spirit and flesh, God the Father and the Son of God. As I Timothy 2:5 puts it, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
In John 10:30 Jesus said, "I and my Father are one." Does that mean that they are one in unity? Well, I ask if that was all he meant then why did the Jews pick up stones to stone him? (v. 31) In fact, Jesus asks them why (v. 32), and they answered him, "because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God" (v. 33). They understood this as claiming to be God, not claiming to be in accordance with him. So if "I and the Father are one" means "I am God", then he must be God the Father. Some Trinitarians have tried to draw attention to the neuter gender of the word "one" in this passage (Gk - hen), claiming that this means that they are one in unity. However, this is the same word used in passages such as Eph. 4:4 where it says that there is "one Spirit," and no one would argue that this means only one in unity.
In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commanded the disciples to baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Yet they routinely baptized only in Jesus' name.3 Either they were mistaken, or they understood the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost to be Jesus. Surely the apostles didn't disobey their Lord.
I could give many scriptures to show that Jesus is indeed God, but here are a few more that show that he is specifically the Father (who is the only God, Mal 2:10; I Cor 8:6).
1. Jesus said that He would send the comforter to us (John 16:7), but He also said the Father would send the comforter (John 14:26).
2. The Father alone can draw men to God (John 6:44), yet Jesus said He would draw all men (John 12:32).
3. Jesus will raise up all believers in the last day (John 6:40), yet God the Father quickens (gives life to) the dead and will raise us up (Romans 4:17; I Corinthians 6:14).
4. Christ is our sanctifier (Ephesians 5:26), yet the Father sanctifies us (Jude 1).
We can easily understand all of this if we realize that Jesus has a dual nature. He is both Spirit and flesh, God and man, Father and Son.
Finally, I would like to look at a passage in Revelation 21, which clearly indicates that Jesus is the Father. Starting at verse 5 it reads: And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new [we are made new by being in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)]." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true [in Rev. 3:14 and 19:11 Jesus is called "faithful and true"]." 6 Then He said to me, "It is done. [compare to John 19:30, "it is finished"] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. [In the very next chapter Jesus says this same thing, 22:13-16] I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost [Jesus gives the water of life, John 4:10-14; Rev. 7:17]. 7 He who overcomes [Jesus spoke these words seven times to each of the seven churches in the beginning of this epistle, 2:7,11,17,26;3:5,12,21] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son" (emphasis added). Everything in this passage points towards Jesus as the speaker, yet at the end of the passage we realize that it is God the Father.
As our Lord said elsewhere, "These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father" (John 16:25). Or as Zechariah the prophet said, "And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one" (Zech. 14:9:
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Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39: For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Acts 2:38
APOSTOLIC HISTORY - BAPTISM IN JESUS NAME
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Acts2:38 has always been preached by a faithful witness until today!The Acts message to NorthAfrica and started North African Christianity. This message spread through all of Africa. (A.Neander,pp.71,79,132,424) It never perished.AD 46-50 Paue, et.al., evangelized Asia Minor and lower Europe. (Acts 15:14)AD 51 Paul preached on Mars Hill at Athens, Greece. (Acts 17:22)AD 50-60 Apostle Thomas indoctrinated Malabar, India with Acts 2:38 doctrine. (A.S. Atiya,pp. 53,261)AD 66-90 THEY WENT OUT FROM US, because they were not of us. (1 John 2:19;Jude 1-3). Most were apostate Greeks who had been seethed in Platonism, polytheism, mythologyand philosophy. Some could never understand monotheism.AD 90 CATHOLIC CHURCH starts. TRINITARIANISM invented. (L. Paine, pp.86,287). It was derived from Plato's celestial arithmetic. (L. Hogben, p.266). Tertullian twisted Plato'sTIMAEUS into his "TRINITAS." Here started the Trinity.AD 100.The Acts water baptism continued. (A. Neander,p.301) Tongues speaking continued. (W.Horton, pp. 71-75,150). They preached the Apostolic One God message. (Blunt, p. 440).AD 96-100 Apostle John died. He had carried on for Paul and evangelized the Roman world,Armenia, Malabar, Saxony, and Glastonbury.AD 117 Celtic missionaries spread Acts 2 over Western Europe. (A. Neander,p.49). Gospel preached in China. (Langer,p.537). Apostolics had Bibles. (Blunt,p.127).AD 157 MONTANISM amplified. (Blunt,pp.338,440). Montanist were One God tonguetalkers, Acts 2 Christians. Montanist were also called SABELLIANISM. (Blunt,PP.340,440). Montanism was alive as late as 1909 in Moravia. R.A. Knox, p.402).AD 180 THE NORTH AFRICAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH fought the Catholic system. (A.Neander,p.132;H.C. Frend, p.91)AD 175 Early ideas about purgatory, catechism, and confirmation seeped into Catholicism which was adopted from the Orphic cult. (Bernstein & Green,p. 78).AD 193 Emperor SEPTIMUS SEVERUS forbade any to join Apostolic Christianity orJudaism! (H. F. Frend,p 91).AD 200-300AD 200 Hundreds of thousands continued Holy Spirit tongues, gifts of the Spirit. ThisApostolic doctrine was in Europe, Eurasia, Asia, including China, and North Africa.(Heick,p.150;M.T. Kelsey,pp.40,41).AD 204 Basilides martyred because he preached Acts 2 message.AD 230 TERTULLIAN declared that tongues-speaking Monarchians outnumbered Catholics.(A. C. Mc Giffert,p.239).AD 240 MANI, born in Persia, baptized in Jesus Name and kept the feast of Pentecost. (Blunt,p.289;J.Laux,p.141).AD 275-300 MAMAS and DONATUS came on the theological scene. Donatism was of Sabellianism. In AD 350 this group had 400 churches. (L. Verduin,pp.30,258). QUOTE: "In the forms of some of the different sects (Montanist, Donatist, Sabellian, Arian, ect,.) the Monarchian controversy agitated the church of Rome...during the third century, and in thefourth, and called for the two great Councils of Nicea and Constantinople." (J.H.Blunt,P.332).AD 217-222 CALLISTUS devised the hail Marys, self-tortures and proclaimed himself:PONTIFF MAXIMUS. (O.W. Heick,p 101).AD 252 The Council of Cartage directed that newborn infants be baptized within 8 days.(N.C. Eberhardt,p 117).AD 300-400The major churches of the...East were of Apostolic origin." (A. S. Atiya)AD 320-340 WOLFLEIN (Little Wolf) was one of the greatest Apostolic preacher he translated the GOTHIC BIBLE. He was responsible for baptism of millions of Europeans inJesus Name. (H. Daniel-Rops,p.110). After the Nicean Council persecution was moreseverely levied against them. Only Apostolic Churches continued. (Neander,p. 126)AD 304 Emperor Diocletian killed Jesus Name people. One God Christians were martyredby Rome. (Martyrs Mirror, p.155).AD 313 CONSTANTINE became Emperor of all Rome. AD 325 he held the NICENECOUNCIL, the start of TRINITARIANISM.AD 361 Apostolic churches confiscated by Catholics of Constantinople. We have been duped into supposing Catholicism was dominant by AD 370. There was but a handful of them in Africa. (R.A. Knox,p.58).AD 390 Emperor Theodosius II killed 7000 Jesus Named Thessalonians. (Wm. Langer,p.129)AD 400-500Beyond the reach or Rome in outlying places such as Saxony, Netherlands, Languedoc,etc., there were whole organizations of Acts 2 Christians. (J.H. Blunt,p. 15).AD 502 The majority of people in W. European tribes had been baptized into the Name of Jesus. (H. Daniel-Rops, p.110)AD 540-670 Bede, "English History" p. 148, found one-God people throughout England.AD 431 COUNCIL OF EPHESUS (laux. p.154) The popes (199 of them) proclaimed Mary tobe the "MOTHER OF GOD." (E. Fodor, Turkey 1970, p.243).CATHOLICS BURN ALLEGED HERETICS! (J.B. Russell, p. 22).AD 453 Pentecostal glossolalists martyred by Pope Leo I, some were tongues speaking Priscillianists. (Roth, p.35).AD 476 ROMAN EMPIRE FELL! Rome could no longer lord over other nations. Vain historians wept and moaned over the fall of corrupt Rome. AD 476-1000 THE DARK AGES.AD 600-700Christianity was found in several Modalistic Monarchian organizations. These were generally referred to collectively as: CATHARI.AD 610 JESUS NAME WATER BAPTISM (Lambert, p. 62). The Jesus Christ water baptism was almost the only one in Frisia until AD 689. There were almost no Catholics. (J.Laux, p. 218).NOTE: For 526 years (since AD 37-42) Apostolic Celts in Britain had kept the 14th NISAN Passover! One God doctrine was the dominant religion by far. (E.T. Thompson, "Through theAges, pp. 106-108). The world has been duped into supposing Catholicism was the only religion there was.AD 662 MOSLEMS FOUGHT CATHOLICS. Islamism was strong. Muslims had the KORAN,their Holy Book. (Bernstein & Green, p. 172). Muslims in Spain were the Moors; and theyprotected Jews and other one God Christians from Catholic interest.AD 695 Jews were killed in Spain by the Catholics. The adult Jews were martyred in Spain by Catholic believers and children of the jews were seized and reared as Catholics! (C. Roth,p.127).AD 700-800Celtic-Gothic (Acts 2) Christianity infiltrate W. Europe. Apostolic Christianity was throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, from Frisia to China, in massive organizations which haddifferent names. Montanist, Donatist, Manichee, etc. There could have been more than 40 OneGod Apostolic organizations. It is amazing to find so many references concerning ancient OneGod Apostolic people and preachers. AD 730 Pope Zachary was forced to acknowledge that the Christ baptism was dominant.(J.B. Russell,pp.172-175)AD 717 Moslem armies besieged Constantinople. Moslems mocked at Rome's religious system and called it idol worship. (Wm. Langer,p. 158). War started. Moslems (Moors)defeated the Spaniards. This accounts for Catholic-Spanish hate for Moors and Jews. In1492 Spain regained power and then massed murdered Moors, Jews and Apostolics,6,000,000 is one figure. (C.Roth,p.123)AD 746-748 Great plagues struck. Cholera, diphtheria, struck and killed millions. ("Ency.Britannica, Vol. 17, Chicago,p.1141).AD 800-900The Catholic hierarchy slandered all others as, HERETICS! However, alleged heretics filled the lands.AD 800 Quote: "Donatism (Acts 2) was never absent from the medieval scene. It lasted for twelve centuries and it maintained the primitive Apostolic message." (L.Verduin, p.35).The 9th century had more Apostolics than any other. The following references prove this. (Z.Oldenbourg, pp. 29,41,255; J.B. Ressell, pp. 5-14, 172-178). During this period the Catholic system almost suffered total collapse. Apostolic preachers were everywhere.There weremore "false priest" as they were called who had been ordained in the Catholic system.(Russell, p. 174).AD 800 Vain kings like Pepin, Charles Martel, Charlemagne, etc., bowed to popes. (Wm.Langer, pp.150-155). Huge land grants were handed to the popes.Charlemagne conquered and confiscated for the Vatican; he made about 54 military campaigns against non-Catholic countries, 18 against Saxony alone. (Berstein & Green, p.200; E.T. Tompson, pp. 120-125). He then forced people into Catholicism.AD 858-867 Pope Nicholas admitted that Jesus Name baptism was the valid one! ("Enc.Britannica, 11th ed., Vol 3, pp. 365-366).AD 852-889 FEUDALISM STARTED. This is how Europe became Catholic. Rulers used Catholic armies to crush Bulgaria; that religion was forced upon Czechs and Slavics, etc. Jews were then massacred. (Bernstein & Green, p. 150-1; Laux, pp 275-288).AD 900-1000The Acts 2 churches continued to grow. GLOSSOLALIA, tongue-speaking, was called MYSTICISM, by some historians. (Russell, p. 172). There were divine miracles and gifts of theSpirit. We find that many organizations slandered as HERETICS.AD 923 Eugenia was baptized in Jesus Name.AD 925 Pelagius was baptized in Jesus Name.AD 980 Sympronius was baptized in Jesus Name. ("Martyrs Mirror," p. 256).SIMONY erupted. This denotes offices bought or sold for money or favors. Some popessold offices to the highest bidders. (Langer, pp. 215-217).AD 995-999 King OLAF I of Norway, martyred thousands and with military might became the "man" of the lord, and served him! Later the lord handed to the bishop legal rights to the lands.Thus lands passed on to the Vatican. (Wm. Langer, p. 204). About thesame time Catholic religion, was by power of the sword, imposed in Iceland andGreenland.AD 1000-1100The name Cathari gradually faded. Then was heard the name ALBIGENSES. Yet later,Albigensian gradually gave way to ANABAPTISM. Anabaptism simply means to re-baptize someone. The Anabaptist would re-baptize any one who was not baptized in Jesus Name.AD 1015 Russians were militarily forced into Catholic belief.
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Acts2:38 has always been preached by a faithful witness until now!AD 1029 Swedes were forced to take on Catholic belief.AD 1035 Danes were forced to take on Catholic belief.AD 1035 Salvic tribes were force to accept Catholic belief.AD 1095 THE CRUSADERS. The Crusaders slaughtered Slavics and Jews on the way to Jerusalem. They took Jerusalem, mass murdered the Muslims and butchered 90,000 Jews.(Berstein & Green p. 255) The Crusaders looted murdered and plundered. They spread venereal diseases all over the Mideast. Then the great PLAGUES broke out. In thatholocaust millions died!AD 1100-1200AD 1105 SCHOOLMEN men denied the Trinity.AD 1108 "MULTITUDES OF FREETHINKERS" This is what the Apostolics, that coveredthe land was called. Pentecostals in Europe numbered about 4,000,000. (Blunt, p. 15,35; J. B. Russell,pp 54-80) It is interesting how these authors, Blunt and Russell, smeared, slanderedthose people. They were called "Henricians." Russell referred to them on page 76 as,"Apostolic holiness." They preached "hell fire" sermons. They used the Christ water baptism.Glossolalia was a common trait.Waldo, of Lyons, France was one of the first that turned to Rome for doctrinal approval. He created a hybrid protestant religion. (Blunt, 617).Many Apostolics were put to death.One little girl was mocked and laughed at as she died in the flames, but would not give up her belief in one God. 7000 people referred to as pious witness of Jesus were martyred at Bourges. (J. H. Blunt, p. 412)AD 1121 COUNCIL of SOISSONS defended the Trinity attacked by the Schoolmen. (Blunt, p.36)AD 1147 St. Bernard of Clairvaux, France stated, "33% of the Catholics went to protestant conventicles!" (L. Verduin, p. 173)AD 1164 PETER WALDO appeared! This was the beginning of PROTESTANTTRINITARIANISM. WALDENSIANISM held Rome's Trinity. In 1179 Waldo's bishops went to Rome for approval. (Blunt, p.617). Waldo set the pattern for modern Trinitarian protestantreligion. Luther, Swingli, Menno, etc., followed.AD 1200-1300AD 1214 On July 27, the frightful happened. France's Catholic government gained control of Languedoc from the English. North France could, under Vatican orders, exterminate themighty numbers of Apostolics. The papal INQUISITION was unleased upon all non-Catholics. (E. T. Thompson, pp 157-160; Roth, p. 36; Bernstein & Green, pp. 255,302).ALBIGENSIANS MASSACRED. Who were the Albigensians that vain historians,suporting Rome, have so slandered? They were Holy Ghost filled, Jesus Named baptized,God fearing citizens who read their Bibles. They had ecclesiastical systems, schools and hospitals in over 1000 cities. (L. Verduin, pp. 106-115). They were driven out of their cities,then Catholic monasteries appeared. Many fled into Moravia.AD 1284 URSINUS OF ETHIOPIA, an Ethiopian scholar, declared that baptism into theName, Jesus Christ, alone was valid. This indicates that Philip's witness of the Eunuch yearsearlier was still working.A century of CATHOLIC MASS MURDER. The INQUISITION was set in motion. It was insanity, devised by insane minds at the Vatican. AUTO DE FEs (Act of Faith!)AD 1233 the Catholic Inquisition, a system of Catholic Tribunal Courts, was officially founded by Pope Gregory IX. It lasted until July 15, 1834. It's purpose was to punish theheretics and all persons guilty of any offence against Catholic orthodoxy. These Heretics should be deprived of the liberty of speech and that assemblies organized by heretics should be dissolved was the law. ("Ency. Britannica" 1950 Ed. Vol. 12, p. 377). The later part of the10th century until the beginning of the 12th there were numerous executions of heretics,either by burning or strangling, in France, Italy, and the Empire of England. Remember that the heretics are the one God Apostolic organizations who would not accept the church of Rome.C.S. Lovett, "Voice In The Wilderness" p. 9 said, "68,000,000, persons perished in theINQUISITION!" Most do not know that Adolf Hitler was a Catholic, and 6,000,000 Jews also perished under him and that canon law was again used. Canon law or body of laws islaws established by a church. It is a basis for judgment. This is consider to be the mostimportant part of the mass. I suggest those who are interested in learning more about thisawful time of INQUISITION check the Bibliography at the end of this study and review thelist of books listed there.AD 1300-1400AD 1300-1350 Anabaptist organizations (One God) sprang up in many places.AD 1300-1414 Gothic Bibles had been used. English Bibles were used in the early 15thcentury. Catholics burned all the Bibles they could fine. (L. Boettner, p. 89).AD 1312-1315 Apostolics were all over Eastern Europe.AD 1381-1383 John Wycliffe, a professor in the University of Oxford, worked intensely totranslate the English Bible. He preached against the countless atrocities of the Vatican. Hestated that the Bible alone, without tradition, was the sole rule of faith. In AD 1415, theCouncil of Constance condemned Wycliffe. In 1428 Wycliffe's bones were burned by papalcommand. (A. Curtis, "Christ History" p. 1985, p. 24). History records indicate multiplied of Apostolics alive during this century.AD 1303 Many histories describe the complete apostasy of the Vatican, it's popes as devils.AD 1391 JEWS MASSACRED IN SPAIN-EUROPE. On March 15, bishop Ferran Martinez started the anti-Jewish riot in Spain. It led to the great SPANISH INQUISITION. 50,000Jews and Moors were burned in Auto da Fes (Act of Faith), 800,000 more victimized. (CecilRoth, pp. 14-25).AD 1400-1500Most non-Catholics were still refereed to as ANABAPTIST. However, Anabaptist were neither Catholic or Protestant. This was pre-Reformation day.There were great numbers of Apostolic clergymen preaching Acts 2:38.AD 1420 Apostolic religion swept the land in spite of the Inquisition. It was estimated thatthere were 4,000,000 One God Christians during that period. Blunt wrote of them as "Streams of Heretics." (Blunt, p. 16). Bainton screamed, "They covered the land." (Bainton,p. 279). There were more than 40 Jesus Name Organizations during this period.The Roman Catholic Inquisition turned Europe into a holocaust. During this century billionsof dollars and millions of acres of land were seized from Jews, Moors and Anabaptist.Papal permission for SLAVERY was given to Prince Henry the navigator. (Bernstien &Green, p. 302; Wm. Lnager, pp. 486-504). Henry's captains began the slave trade by taking African Blacks to Portugal. Columbus introduced Black and Indian slavery into the Americas not American Southerners. Blame the Vatican for slavery. ("The Detroit News Aug.24,1970, Sec. A).AD 1460 Catholic Podebrad persecuted Apostolics. 400,000 pious Manichaeans (Acts 2Christians) fled into Bosnia (Knox, p. p. 81)AD 1469 FERDINAND and ISABELLA of Spain were married.They became the earth's greatest husband and wife team of Jew killers. After killing the Jews and confiscating theirproperty they became very wealthy. (Lea, p. 333; C. Roth, pp. 71-90). Could this be the way they financed Columbus in 1492?AD 1496-1500 Malabarese, of Malabar, India, (Acts 2:38 Christians) were massacred by Catholic Inquisitor Alvares Cabral. (A.S. Atiya, p. 359).AD 1500-1600This was unique century of religious history. Most think of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli asclassical reformers. However they set the theological trend for the world's modern Protestant Trinity religions.AD 1517 On October 31 Luther nailed his Theses on the Palace Church door. Now the worldhad not only Catholic Trinitarianism but it also had Protestant Trinitarianism! However, there were still a lot of One God Christians around.AD 1520-1532 GLOSSOLALIA OUTBREAK. Apostolic Pentecostalism was all through Luther and Zwingli's Europe. (W. Horton, pp. 97-138).AD 1533 There were big organizations of Anti-Nicenes and Anti-Trinitarians. Some were classed as Salbellians. (G. H. Williams, p. 663).AD 1553 MICHAEL SERVETUS, a Spaniard, was the greatest influence of the Acts twomessage during the sixteenth and seventeenth century for all of Europe and Asia. He was putto death in Geneva for denying Rome's Trinity theory. Servetus died in Jesus Name, andCalvin murdered him in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.(R. Bainton, p. 298).SERVETUS studied law. He later became medical doctor. He was also a preacher. He found problems with the Trinity theory. In fact he wrote a book, "On The Errors of The Trinity" that was published in Hagenow, near Strasbough in 1531. His book was wide spread before itcould be censored. He had to change his name after writing his book. Under cover he had anassumed name and he practiced medicine in Lyons. He corresponded with John Calvin.Calvins views were the same as Luthers. Calvin told the Catholics the location of Servetusand they had him arrested. Calvin encouraged the court to find him guilty of capitol crime.Servetus was sentenced to be burned at the stake. The charges were that he did not believe inthe Trinity, nor infant baptism. (See: "After the Way called Heresy, by Thomas Weisser, pp.70-74)AD 1501 Catholics started slavery in the Americas.AD 1521 Luther rejected Biblical Pentecostalism! (Knox, "Enthusiasm", pp.134,135).AD 1531 Luther agreed to the deth penalty in order to annihilate Anabaptist bodies andJews. (Bainton, p. 279; p. Lapide, "Three Popes and the Jews, p. 25) It appears that Luther was not as sincere about Bible truth as historians and some Christian groups indicate. Forinstance Mr. Luther fully discused the Acts 2 message with the Apostolics all around him. He rejected it. (See: "Martin Luther," by J. Dillengerger, p. 279; Knox , pp. 134-135).AD 1571 Phillip II martyred about 3,000,000 non-Catholics in the Netherlands. (Thompson,p. 187).AD 1600-1700Antibaptist groups continued to grow. Sabellianism was throughout Europe. Many pious clergymen were prepared to lay aside doctrinal differences and become true Apostolic Moravian Oneness. (G. H. Williams, pp. 656,698,670). It would be great if they could do that today!Frances Cornwell was one of the most educated Baptist in England during this period. Heobtained a Master of Arts degree from Emanuel College. He was also trained at Cambridge. He was a vicar with the Church of England. He said, "The Lord opened the eyes of my understandings about the Acts 2:38 message." ("Two Oueries, p. 5) He wrote extensively andeloquently in defence of Biblical doctrines. Yet he is almost totally ignored by Baptist historians.AD 1662 English citizens, meaning Holy Ghost filled Quakers, were deported from England,and sold as salves to rich Spanish Catholic families on plantations in Barbados and Jamaica.These pious glossolalists were sold under the "Conventicle and Five Mile Act. (J.H. Blunt, p.465,466).AD 1611 the King James Bible was printed. There were 47 scholars appointed astranslators. All were Trinitarians, most were Englishmen. They worked for 7 years on thetranslation.AD 1650-1670 Quietism outbreak, in which 60,000 ex-Catholics experienced Pentecostal glossolalia (speaking in tongues). (Knox, p. 243).AD 1700-1800Acts two message continued to spread world wide. Holy Ghost revivals were breaking out all over.AD 1728-1731 there were 600 recorded Miracles! (Knox, pp. 372-376). There was a 100 yearprayer meeting started. (A. K. Curtis, "Christ History" Vol. 2, No. 1, p.18) Knox wrote about England being a Pentecostal Babel.AD 1734 Rev. John Wesley and Charles Wesley, went to the Moravian Christians fordoctrine. Both turned to Moravianism (One God Apostolics). They witnessed Pentecostalism among in Georgia. (Knox, pp. 466-469).AD 1772 A Holy Ghost outpouring was in Sweden.AD 1774 on August 6, ANN LEE imported tongues speaking into the US and it spread. (E.D.Andrews,pp.15-19). William Penn brought tongues to America in 1677. (See: "After the Way Called Heresy by, Thomas Weisser)During this century the Catholics and Lutherans killed each other. AD 1733 Thousandsof Catholics defected to the state of Georgia, USA and found Holy Ghost salvation. There were many healings and miracles. In 1762, the French government forbade miracles. There wereuncountable miracles. (R.A. Knox, pp. 373-388).In 1774 John Wesley lost 400 Methodist to Jesus Name Moravians in London. (R.A. Knox, p.476).AD 1800-1900 Why didn't we hear more about Apostolics during the 19th century, is a question often asked? As you recall in this study we found that Waldo and Luther set the trend to compromise to Rome's Trinity Doctrine and ignored the Acts two doctrine. Then Protestant Trinitarian influence lured the greater numbers. Many Christian organizations turned to Trinity doctrine.In 1835, Lowell, Ohio, had a Acts 2:38 Church of Camisardds. (Rev. Joe Nelson, Ph.D.,W.VA., had the records)In 1850 Dan Huntington, Boston, Mass. baptized converts according to Acts 2:38. (V. Synan,p. 163).In 1854 there was a 10 year long revival in Lebanon, NY and thousands became Spirit filled.Same thing happened in Canada.In 1856 more than 160,000 tongues speakers in America. (Blunt, p. 467). Many otherdocumented Holy Ghost groups were in America during this century.AD 1804 Napoleon fought the Vatican. He seized papal lands and restricted papal rule. Headvocated, "Destroy Rome and the papacy." (M. Martin, "The Decline & Fall of the RomCh." p. 236).July 15, 1834 the Catholic Inquisition ended. America was about 250 years old at that time.In the 601 years it is estimated that 68,000,000 persons were put to death by the Inquisition.(C. Roth, p.267; Berstein & Green, p. 237 as to dates). Bull fights had its origin after the Inquisition ended. The people had were used to watching brutal murder so bull fights werethe next best thing.In 1861 the Civil War started and President Lincoln started to abolish human enslavement.The war ended in 1864. In 1900 there were 76,000,000 people in America.AD 1900+In 1884-1904 Rev.Alvin E. Velie, of Florida, used the Acts 2:38 message and saw thousands filled with the Holy Ghost.
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MONOTHEISTS
In History we read that the trinity was coined by Tertullian in 197 AD from Pagan Plato's work "Timaeus".It was adopted formally as doctrine in 325 AD at Nicene.Almost every church accepts this theory on God as doctrine or teaches it.But what does history say?Let's see! 115 AD....IGNATIUS...Pastor at Antioch (Turkey) was pre-trintitarian and had no logos doctrine (the greek logos concept was of a logos or Word being), he was never recognized by any of the great trinitarian writers, he said.."Our God, Jesus the Christ, was conceived in the womb of Mary.....There is one God who manifested himself through Jesus Christ.." Slowly trinity was introduced first in baptism by Justin Martry 90-165AD then in Godhead.140 AD....JUSTIN MARTYR....said..." Jesus was 2nd and that "us" of Gen. 3:22 was the 2nd devine person.."For I would not say that the dogma of that heresy (sect) which is said to be among us is true, or that the teachers of it can prove that God spoke to angels.." He 1st mentioned "Trinity" in 140 AD.(7 years after his conversion to Christianity) He expounded the Greek idea of Logos, derived from Plato, as a devine person through whom God (another devine Person) created and arranged all things. He gave the1st trinitarian water baptism reference.."For, in the name of God, the Father and Lord of the universe, and of the Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, they then receive the washing with water."180 AD. Theophilus, Syrian Bishop of Antioch, mentions the term, "Trinity."200 AD. TERTULLIAN ..... "The Son I derive from no other source but from the substance of the Father. The Spirit is third from God and the Son." (a disciple of Justin Martyr's) Even Tertullian admitted that the "simple people..who always are a majority of the faithful..shy at the economy (ie..distinction of persons). ....."and indeed it (immersion) is not once only, but three times, that we are immersed into the Three Persons, at each several mention of their names.Now there was opposition from Acts2:38 and Deuteronomy6:4 churches, to this error filled doctrine.180 AD.. NOETUS.. had a confrontation with Smyrna Presbyters (in Asia Minor) for preaching Jesus Christ was God, contrary to trinitarians...He said, "the Father took flesh of Mary and became son. The son was the Manhood, the Father was the Godhead."200 AD....PRAXEAS...(the following are Tertullian's words about what Praxeas believed) ...."As in respect to the O.T., they hold to nothing else but "I am God and there is none other beside me, so in respect to the gospel they defend the response of the Lord to Phillip.."I and the Father are one, he who seeth me seeth also the Father" and again "I am in the Father and the Father in me". He (Praxeas) asserts that Jesus Christ is God and Father Almighty....so that all in one person they (the Praxeans) distinguish two, Father and Son, understanding the Son to be the flesh , that is man, that is Jesus, and the Father to be Spirit, that is God, that is Christ."....Praxeas views were said to be those of the majority of the Christians of that day.210 AD... ZEPHYRINUS...Bishop of Rome..."The Father did not die but the Son....I know one God, Christ Jesus, begotten and susceptible of suffering and beside him I know no other." 215 AD....SABELLIUS...Preached in North Africa & the Middle East..(Gregory Thaumaturgas says of Sabellius) ...."But some treat the Holy Trinity in an awful manner, when they confidently assert there are not three persons...Wherefore we clear ourselves of Sabellius, who says the Father and the Son are the same.".....He asserted that Father, Son and Holy Ghost were not distinct persons but modes of one divine person...hence the term modalistic monarchianism. 217 AD. Rome, Italy .... after the church split, Jesus name believers were allowd for a times to enter the Rome Church, even though the church practiced Trinity.272 AD....PAUL of SAMOSATA.... (SYRIA) was ousted as Pastor of the Antioch Church in Syria by the Trinity believers. Accusations against him included: ....striking his thigh and stamping the platform when preaching, ...his congregation frequently clapping hands, ....waving hankerchiefs, ....shouting, ....dancing, or ....leaping during the preaching.325 AD....COUNCIL OF NICEA .... required all Oneness, Monotheistic, or Jesus Name believers to be rebaptized for re-ordination or have their property confiscated; thus oneness beleivers went underground.330 AD... MARCELLUS of Ancyra...he attacked Eusebius of Caesarea(see next note) by saying, " ...(He) is said to conceived God as one and believed that the one God expanded himself in the offices of Son and Holy Ghost and at the end of time there will be no distinction between these offices, and God will be all in all" ...he opposed Arianism (Jesus simply a man).340 AD.... EUSEBIUS of CAESAREA...cites Matthew 28:19 eighteen times in his writings prior to the 325 AD. council of Nicea. His quotes before the council read, ...."Go ye and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in my name, teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. The phrase "in the name of the Father, and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost." did not appear in Eusebius' writings until after the 325 AD. council.
HISTORY TELLS THE TRUTH
Now I have heard every reason possible not to baptize in Jesus name from the thief on the cross (Baptism is into the death,burial, and rising of Christ-Rom6:4) to it was meant for only Jews (Then why did Cornelius an Italian gentile get baptized into Jesus name in Acts10:36-48?) to the disciples were disobedient to Mathew 28:19 (The father's name was Jesus-John5:43 and the son was Jesus-Mathew1:21 and the Holy Spirit came in Jesus name-John14:26) but then why did the gifts,signs,and miracles follow on disobedient believers (As promised by Jesus to his followers in Luke24:45-47 and Mark16:15-17 then given in Acts2 onward?)-they would not of.We should not continue in sin that grace may abound wrote Paul in Galatians.Do you know of any Christian dileberately walking in sin, healing someone.I do not.In fact Peter rebuked Simon though baptized into Jesus name but wishing to purchase the gift that Peter had in Acts8.Now somebody said that we are saved by grace.And we are Ephesians2:8-10 states were are saved by grace thru faith and created unto good works in Christ Jesus and ordained to walk in them.So while though all have sinned and fallen short of perfection and nobody can work their way into heaven.And Jesus died for all of our sins,Hebrew9:22.It is our faith and obedience that clears our conscience making us right in God's view,1Pet3:21 and Col2:10-12.By grace we have the opportunity to obey God.It is like when I call and you answer and nothing more.But what is grace.God's unearned favor reflected in one's life.The advocates of the sinner's prayer fail to see that in itself is a work.It is a realatively new creation in Christianity, within the last 150 years or so.Now jesus commanded baptism in his name in Luke24:45-47 and to disobey it means lack of faith Mark16:16.Faith without works or fruits is dead and useless says James2:19-26 and in Hebrews11 every example of faith did works showing it!2 King5:14 speaks of Naaman who was sent to be cleansed of his disease to Isreal and was told to wash himself seven times in the Jordan River by the man of God.He at first was angry and refused saying he expected the man of God to call upon his God and simply remove the Leprosy.And as many that want to call upon God alone (Romans10:13) saying like the devils we believe in God in our hearts (James2:19) but they are not saved.That every person in the bible whether Paul Acts22 or the Eunuch Acts8 who did this were baptized by immersion in Jesus name.Acts22:16 which commands us to call upon the Lord Jesus and washing away our sins without waiting like many Catholics who previously practiced and taught in this in 2nd thru 6th centuries.And such as Constantine who was baptized on his deathbed.His servant then reasoned with him saying if God asked something difficult would of you not done it.Of course he would of!Yet his servant said how much easier than wash and be clean at that he obeyed and was made clean by obeying.If your atleast honest with yourself there you will admit that there is not one baptism in the titles in the word of God.If that is our guide and compass then we must conclude that since all baptisms were in Jesus name that has to be the bible way to do it.Of course I could use Col3:17 as my closing scripture which says do all words and deeds in the name of Jesus.Again Paul who baptized others in Jesus name,Acts16:15733,18:8, and 19:1-5 and was baptized into Jesus name by Ananais in Acts22:16&9:18 said this:"For as many of you that have been baptized into Christ have put him on in",Gal3:27.Jesus our example in all was baptized by John in Mathew3:12-17 and Mark1:9, walking 70 miles to do it.I don't believe anyone walks that great distance just for show.Never did he speak in unknown tongues, pray a sinner's prayer (Again he being sinless did not need such.But he was baptized to be our example for what we need to do as the book of Hebrews shows us also.) or simply say "Just Believe" to anyone.There are novels written though fiction from Thecla a 2nd century presbyter in Asia minor who wrote that baptism was in the name of Jesus.This proves the practice alive and well still.Furthermore the Early Catholic fathers all thought that baptism saved you by the washing and regeneration.Post apostolic fathers all taught that baptism "confers forgiveness of sins" from Barnabas to Iraneus the Bishop of lyons and even the book The Shepard of Hermas records this.Tertullian clearly believed this also.Pope Stephen declared baptism in Jesus name to be valid in the 3rd century.Bishop Ursinus in Treastie of Baptism declared it correct as only Heretics needed rebaptism and those baptized into Jesus needed not to be rebaptized but only to be baptized with the Holy Ghost.Even though the church which baptized them had other false doctrinal views.The Justinian code of 529 declared the death penalty for anti-trinity baptisms and all those rebaptized into Jesus name.Thomas Edwards in 1646 said True baptism was only in Jesus name and it was heresy to baptize into the titles father,son,and spirit.And I say if we can heal, pray and do miracles in Jesus name why not baptize into it (Mathew7:20-27)?
This article is based on a publication which was originally written in 1961 and titled " A Collection of the Evidence For and Against the Traditional Wording of the Baptismal Phrase in Matthew 28:19 ". The author was a minister, presumably Protestant. He signed his work simply as A. Ploughman. He lived in Birmingham, England. The author had not encountered anything dealing with the authenticity of Matthew 28:19, during his 50 years of Biblical study except from out of print articles, books and encyclopaedias. I would have never considered reviewing this information except for the fact that a trusted friend was quite zealous about the importance of the conclusions reached. In this article, only the secular historical quotations have been retained as written from Ploughman's research. However, it must be remembered that we have no known manuscripts that were written in the first, second or even the third centuries. There is a gap of over three hundred years between when Matthew wrote his epistle and our earliest manuscript copies. (It also took over three hundred years for the Catholic Church to evolve into what the "early church fathers" wanted it to become.) No single early manuscript is free from textual error. Some have unique errors; other manuscripts were copied extensively and have the same errors. Again, our aim is to examine all of the evidence and determine as closely as possible what the original words were. Considering the fact that all of the scriptures from Genesis thru Malachi make no reference to a Trinitarian God, and that from Mark thru Revelation we also find no evidence for a Trinity, we must consider the possibility that all the existing manuscripts may have one or more textual errors in common. Again quoting from the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: "In all extant versions the text is found in the traditional [Trinitarian] form. ..though it must be remembered that the best manuscripts, both of the African Old Latin and of the Old Syriac Versions are defective at this point." So then, though all early Versions contain the traditional Triune name in Matthew 28:19, the earliest of these Versions do not contain the verse at all. And curiously, not due to omission, but due to removal! We can not be certain of the motives why these pages were destroyed, but for the sake of our study we are now compelled to consult the early historical writings.Before we make references concerning these early writers, it should be emphatically stated, that if the question under consideration were one of doctrine, the written records of these Catholic writers would be totally irrelevant. Doctrine must be obtained from the pure Word of God alone, and not from Catholics, Jews or other sources. These self proclaimed "fathers" lived in an age of unrestrained heresy. Their testimony is valuable only because they provide an incidental and independent verification of scriptural texts much older than our current complete copies.Our first witness will be Eusebius of Caesurae, also known as Eusebius Pamphili. He was born around 270 A.D., and died around 340 A.D. He lived in times of rampant doctrinal change, was a Trinitarian, and in later life assisted in the formation of the Nicene Creed. Regarding our inquiry into Matthew 28:19, Eusebius is our key witness. Therefore, to establish his veracity as a credible witness, let us consider the following quotes:"Eusebius of Caesurae, to whom we are indebted for the preservation of so many contemporary works of antiquity, many of which would have perished had he not collected and edited them." Robert Roberts, in Good Company, vol. III, pg. 10 Eusebius, the greatest Greek teacher of the Church and most learned theologian of his time. .. worked untiringly for the acceptance of the pure Word of the New Testament as it came from the Apostles. .. Eusebius. .. relies throughout only upon ancient manuscripts, and always openly confesses the truth when he cannot find sufficient testimony. E.K. in the Christadelphian Monatshefte, Aug, 1923 from Mosheim, in an editorial footnote. Eusebius cites this text (Matt. 28:19) again and again in works written between 300 and 336, namely in his long commentaries on the Psalms, on Isaiah, his Demonstratio Evangelica, his Theophany. .. in his famous history of the Church, and in his panegyric of the emperor Constantine. I have, after a moderate search in these works of Eusebius, found eighteen citations of Matthew 28:19, and always in the following form:'Go ye and make disciples of all the nations in My name, teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. 'It is evident that this was the text found by Eusebius in the very ancient codices collected fifty to a hundred and fifty years before his birth by his great predecessors. Of any other form of text he had never heard and knew nothing until he had visited Constantinople and attended the Council of Nice. Then in two controversial works written in his extreme old age, and entitled, the one 'Against Marcellus of Ancyra,' and the other 'About the Theology of the Church,' he used the common reading. One other writing of his also contains it, namely a letter written after the Council of Nice was over, to his seer of Caesurae.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. "(1 Thessalonians 5:21) In this verse, the Greek word translated as "prove" is dokimazo, and it means, "to test, examine, prove, scrutinize (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy. "
In our efforts to determine which reading of Matthew 28:19 is original, we will submit both renderings to ten "tests". In doing so, we will be able to recognize the genuine, and expose the spurious.
1. The Test of Context
When examining the context, we find that today's Trinitarian wording lacks logical syntax, that is, the true understanding of the verse is obscured by a failure of the varying concepts to harmonize. If however, we read as follows, the whole context fits together and the progression of the instructions is comprehensible:
All power is given unto me. .. go therefore. .. make disciples in my name, teaching them. .. whatsoever I have commanded. .. I am with you. .. (Matthew 28:18-20)
2. The Test of Frequency
Is the phrase "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" used elsewhere in the scripture? Not once.
Did Jesus use the phrase "in my name" on other occasions? Yes, 17 times to be exact, examples are found in Matt. 18:20; Mark 9:37,39 and 41; Mark 16:17; John 14:14 and 26; John 15:16 and 16:23.
3. The Test of Doctrine
Is any doctrine or concept of scripture based on an understanding of a threefold name, or of baptism in the threefold name? None whatsoever. Is any statement in scripture based on the fact of baptism in the name of Jesus? Yes! This is clarified in 1 Corinthians 1:13:"Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" These words, when carefully analyzed, suggest that believers should to be baptized in the name of the One who was crucified for them. The Father, in His unfathomable love, gave us His only Son to die in our stead, He being later raised to incorruptibility by the Spirit of God. But it is the Lord Jesus Himself who was crucified, and therefore in His name believers must be baptized in water.
According to Dr. Thomas, in Revealed Mystery Article XLIV:
There is but one way for a believer of 'the things concerning the Kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ' to put Him on, or to be invested with His name, and that is, by immersion into His name. Baptism is for this specific purpose. " "As for it's significance, baptism is linked inseparably with the death of Christ. It is the means of the believer's identification with the Lord's death. - God's Way, pg. 190. The Father did not die, nor the Holy Spirit. As the scripture says, "buried with Him (Jesus) in baptism," not with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Romans 6:3-5)
R. Roberts used this explanation in "The Nature of Baptism", page 13):
According to trine immersion, it is not sufficient to be baptized into the Son. Thus Christ is displaced from His position as the connecting link, the door of entrance, the 'new and living way. ' And thus there are three names under heaven whereby we must be saved, in opposition to the apostolic declaration, that 'there is none other name (than the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth) under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. '(Acts 4:12).
This, of course, is the same reasoning offered by Paul. Were ye baptized in the name of Paul? Or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or in any other name that replaces Christ from His position as the sacrificial Lamb and the only name given to us for salvation?
Based on the above understanding alone, we can ascertain the genuine text of Matthew 28:19 confirming the use of the phrase, "in my name."
4. The Test of Analogy
Does any other scripture make reference to baptism in the Triune name? No. Does any other scripture reference baptism in the name of Jesus? Yes! The Father baptized the disciples with the gift of the Holy Spirit, a promise that came according to Jesus "in His name. "(John 14:26) This is because Jesus is the "common denominator " [Literally:Name] in both water baptism and baptism of the Holy Spirit, as made apparent by the following scriptures:
John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away:for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (See also John 7:39).
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Notice that they were baptized as a result of the preaching of the name of Jesus Christ, not the titles "Father, Son and Holy Ghost." By analogy, we should therefore be baptized in Jesus' name, because the invoking of His Name is the catalyst of understanding that prepares us for the baptism of the Spirit, which is also given in His name. (Acts 2:38-39, 19:1-5, John 3:3-5)
5. The Test of Consequence
When we are baptized, do we "put on" the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost? No. Do we put on the name of Jesus? Yes. When we are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, according to all baptismal accounts recorded in scripture, we are quite literally being baptized "into" the name of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
No mention is made in scripture of any baptism being related to the titles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Every actual account mentions a clear connection with the person of Christ, and His atoning sacrifice.
6. The Test of Practice
Did the disciples, as they were implementing the "Great Commission" ever once baptize into the Trinity? Never! Did they baptize in the name of Jesus? Always! (Acts 2:38; 8:16; 10:48 (inferred); 19:5, etc.) The argument has been made when defending Triune immersion; "I would rather obey Jesus, than to imitate the Apostles." This kind of reasoning though, places the Apostles in rebellion, and makes all Apostolic baptisms contrary to the word of God. If all of God's Word was inspired, and it was, then we should not try to pit one verse against another, but rather seek to reconcile all of God's Word in proper context, and rightly apply it to our lives. It is easier to believe that the disciples followed the final instructions of Christ, than to believe that they immediately disobeyed His command.
7. The Test of Significance
What significance is mentioned in scripture for baptizing believers in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost? None. What significance is conveyed toward being baptized in the name of Jesus? First, scripture teaches that baptism in the name of Jesus is an act of repentance leading to the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). Second, baptism in His name alone is associated with the promise of God's Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38, 19:1-5). Third, baptism in the name of Jesus is compared to our personal willingness to be living sacrifices or even die with Christ. (Romans 6:1-4 and Colossians 2:12). Fourth, being baptized into Christ is how we 'put on' Christ (Galatians 3:27). Fifth, baptism in His name is called the "circumcision of Christ," and reflects our "putting off" of the man of sin, therefore becoming a " new creature in Christ Jesus. " (Colossians 2:11-12, 2 Corinthians 5:17). Baptism in the name of Jesus expresses faith in the physical life of Jesus, the crucifixion of the Son of God for our sins, and the remission of sins through His name. Trinitarian baptism can only express faith in Catholic theology itself.
8. The Test of Parallel Accounts
Matthew 28 is not the sole record in the gospels of the "Great Commission" of the Church. Luke also recorded this event in great detail. In Luke 24:46-47, he wrote of Jesus speaking in the third person:"And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nation s. "This passage alone, in contradiction to the falsified text, establishes the correct wording of Matthew 28:19, where Jesus spoke in the first person, "in my name. "Further, the Gospel of Mark also records another version of the "Great Commission," using some of the same patterns of speech:"Go ye. .. all the world. .. preach the gospel. .. every creature. .. baptized. .. in my name. .. "(Mark 16:15-18) Of course, it is not baptism that "in my name" refers to here, but rather the works that the disciples would do. Yet compared to Matthew, the similarity is striking, for neither is baptism explicitly mentioned there, but that disciples should be made, "in my name. "
9. The Test of Complimentary Citation
While there is no text that offers a complimentary citation of Trinitarian baptism, there is a striking resemblance between the actual wording of Matthew 28:18-20 and Romans 1:4-5. Matthew contains the Commission of Christ to His Apostles, while the Romans account is Paul's acceptance of his own commission as an apostle. Consider the following similarities:
Matthew 28:18-20........................................Romans 1:4-5
"all power is given unto Me". ....................... "the Son of God with power"
"Go ye". ...................................................... "received. .. apostleship"
"teaching them to observe". .......................... "for obedience to the faith"
"all nations". ................................................. "all nations"
"in My name". ............................................... "for His name"
10. The Test of Principle
It is written:"whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. .." (Colossians 3:17). In this principle laid down by Paul, the implication is clear. The word "whatsoever" would of certain necessity include baptism, which is a command involving both word and deed. The traditional wording of Matthew, containing the Trinitarian wording, is clearly not in accordance with the above principle. The shorter wording, without the falsified insertion, follows this principle. This establishes which of the two wordings is the contradictory one. God's Word does not contradict itself; rather it compliments and completes itself. Paul not only expressed this principle, but he applied it specifically to the topic of baptism. In Acts 19:1-6 there is an account concerning the disciples of John who had been baptized under his ministry. Like baptism in Jesus' name, John's baptism was one of repentance for the remission of sins (Mark 1:4, Acts 2:38). John message, which accompanied his baptism, was that One would come after him, who would "take away the sins of the world" and "baptize with the Holy Spirit. "Paul introduced these disciples to that One, and applied the above principle re-baptized them. "When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came upon them" And so, applying the test of principle to our two readings in Matthew 28:19, we find very strong support for the phrase "in My name". -
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First and foremost Baptism does not save You. [Remember the thief on the cross]. The bible states in one book to baptise in the name of Jesus. In another book it says there were baptised in the name of the father,the son, and the Holy Ghost. When i say books i mean the gospels,matthew,mark,luke, and john.If you have accepted Jesus the Christ as Lord and Saviour,from the heart. It dosen't matter how you were baptised,baptism is symbolic.
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Amen!! The ONLY baptism that seals your salvation is the Baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT, not of water.
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John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 10:47
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Based on the above scripture, do you still say water baptism is not a prerequisite for Salvation?
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