Matthew28:19-20. It says in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost. Does not say in the name of Jesus only. Very confused.
2007-01-02 08:46:34 · 7 answers · asked by mochachinna76 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Pentecostal and can tell you we get baptized in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2007-01-02 08:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Cristina 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Having received the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues as the Bible says you can call me a Pentecostal. The doctrine of "baptizing in Jesus name only" was brought up in 1913 by a man called John G Scheppe during a tent evangelistic campaign held by Maria Woodworth-Etter. It brought a lot of confusion. I like Mrs. Woodworth-Etter's approach to it. She tried to keep herself out of these hair-splitting arguments and tried to emphasize that it is the main duty of Christians to preach the Word of God with the signs following and to warn sinners about the soon return of Jesus Christ. Many years later she called the doctrine of "oneness" the "most successful delusion the devil has ever invented". I personally doubt that it was the most successful one, but a delusion it is. Trinity is in the Bible (see 1 John 5:7) and there is nothing wrong with being baptised in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
2007-01-02 17:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apostolic believe in being baptized in the name of Jesus only (they may be some other denominations also).
The reason they do so is because they consider the 4 gospels a part of the Old Testament, and from Acts on is New Testament. In these books it says only Jesus, not Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
I know two people who (one Pentecostal and one Apostolic) who both sought the Lord on what He wanted, and He said that it did not matter.
2007-01-02 16:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why the confusion? Here's the scoop. "In the name of" means "by the authority of..." The formula basically gives Christ's disciples the authority to baptize, and is not an ipso facto guarantee that one is truly baptized or not. Simply think "by the authority of..." and whether you say "in the name of Jesus" or "in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" will not matter. There's no magic in the formula. The act transcends the formula.
2007-01-02 16:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by mediocritis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is reportedly the SON of God not God. Read the book.
2007-01-02 16:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by fairbetsy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have not read this whole thing but it might have some answers
http://www.carm.org/oneness/inJesusname.htm
also try LCMS website
http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2604
2007-01-02 16:50:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
SAME...
The scriptures contain BOTH readings, so we must discern that either is acceptable.
2007-01-02 16:49:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋