Why do people baptise in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost. WHen Peter said Passage Acts 2:38:
38Then 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.
So tell me, any one?
2006-07-28 02:22:56 · 15 answers · asked by Pierre C 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"In the name of" means by the authority of. To do something according to someone's authority, you must follow their instructions.
Peter (Acts 2:38) said to be baptized in the name of Christ. Christ instructed "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." So baptism according to the authority of Christ is "for the remission of sins." (Acts 2:38)
Christ's authority comes from God and his part in the Godhead. He said in Matthew 28:18-20, "All authority has been given unto me in heaven and on Earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." To follow Christ's authority (instructions) in baptism, you would also be following the authority of the Father AND the Holy Spirit. So, to baptize "in the name of Christ" is the same thing as baptizing in the name of all of the members of the Godhead! The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all in agreement on the things Jesus taught, therefore to be baptized according to the authority of one part of the Godhead, is to follow the instructions or authority of all 3.
2006-07-28 02:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello Pierre C.. :)
Matthew 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:
20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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Seeing as know of us were there at their baptisms, we do not know if Peter did indeed baptize them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost..
Also when ones asks Jesus to cleanse them from all sins, we have acknowledged the Father who hath sent Him..and we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost into our hearts..
So all three are being acknowledged..Amen!!
In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ..
2006-07-28 09:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by EyeLovesJesus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 21:19). Peter said to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38).
Is there a contradiction? No. This is a matter of authority, not "words to be spoken during a baptism." If somebody commands, "Open up in the name of the law," they are citing their authority for their command. One could be baptized in total silence and be baptized scripturally; nowhere does the Bible speak of a magic formula of words to be spoken to make a baptism valid.
2006-07-28 09:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by flyersbiblepreacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The technical answer to why some baptize in Father,Son, and Holy Ghost is found in Matt. 28:19. We are also told the Father and Son (John 10:30) are as one; we tend to think of it in terms of a team.To make a long story short, there is no contradiction on the point.
2006-07-28 09:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you only read Acts, you might wonder why, but the answer is in Matthew 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."
2006-07-28 09:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by ChicagoDude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is because many Christians misunderstand what Jesus commanded. He told his disciples to baptize, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost".
Thees disciples, when they became apostles, carried out Jesus' command by baptizing in the name of Jesus. If you look at how the Apostles baptized, you will notice that they only baptized in the name of Jesus.
Why you ask. Simple. The apostles clearly understood what the NAME of the Father was. And they understood what the name of the Son was. And they understood what the name of the Holy Spirit was. The bible states, "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead bodily".
Jesus is the name, but most Christians don't realize this (don't ask me why). Worse yet, because they learned to baptize the wrong way, they will now defend their method so as not to admit to themselves that they were taught wrongly.
2006-07-28 09:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in this abbreviated form it emphasizes the distinctive quality of baptism for Jesus is now included in a way that he was not in John's baptism. The baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is a sign of the disciples union with and commitment to Jesus Christ.
2006-07-28 09:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read John 17: 1-22, John 10:25-301 John 5:7 They all point that God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit are one.
2006-07-28 09:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by Dragonpack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 28: "Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit..."
2006-07-28 09:30:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about the "great commission Matt 28:19. "...baptize them in the name of the father and of the son and the holy spirit".
Could that be why?
2006-07-28 09:29:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋