Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ is the ORIGINAL BAPTISM that was practised by the early Church Apostles. It is not something new but if you will look carefully at the written Scriptures, you will notice and find that there was not one person in the whole Bible who was ever water baptised in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Not one.
For about 330 years after Christ, everybody was water baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Roman Catholics, then organized and became a denomination, and started to water sprinkling (not baptism) over the forehead in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Reference to any Church History Book will prove this. But there are a few particular which may be found in the public library.
Dictionary of the Bible - Scribners - Vol.1, Page 241.
Canney Encyclopedia - Page 53.
New International Encyclopedia - Vol.22, Page 476.
Dictionary of the Bible - James Hastings.
History of Baptism
Clik Herehttp://www.angelfire.com/la2/prophet1/historyofbaptism.html
There are other references that you may be able to check up on. These works, and the others that I am not taking space to list here, prove that Water Baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost is a TRADITION OF MAN, NOT THE WORD OF GOD, started by the Roman Catholic Church, and carried on by almost all other denominations after her. THIS IS AN ERROR AND A FALSE BAPTISM.
As we know, after the Roman Catholic (RC) Church had gone on some hundred of years, Martin Luther, one of the RC monks, saw many errors in their ways, but continued to baptise people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Around year 1525, the Anabaptists saw that it was wrong to water baptise infants, and began to immerse only grown ups, adults. ( Source: "The Growth of the Christian Church", by Nichols, Page 231).
In the 1700's John Wesley received more spiritual light on the Scriptures, but he continued the R.C. water baptism formula , which was in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Then 'Pentecost' came and people were filled with the Holy Ghost, but the majority of the people hung on to the same thing, and it has been going on like that. So for more than1600 years we have had a water Baptism which was not the one formula used at the beginning ― it started right the Early Church Apostles, but the Roman Catholic Church changed it.
The R.C. Church changed the water baptism formula that was originally used, and they also changed the method or mode of water baptising. After Apostles Paul, Peter, Jesus Christ and other early Church fathers were gone, the R.C. Church began to baptise people by sprinkling water on the little children's forehead and using the title "name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost".
In the Bible, Acts 2:38 we read "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins", but how can an infant repent when he does not know what sins are or that he is a sinner? What part of the R.C. water baptism is wrong? It is all wrong! Every part of it is wrong. There is no such thing in the Bible. Does the Bible say to water baptise infants when they don't know they are sinners and can't repent? The method or mode of water baptism is wrong also for we do not sprinkle infants nor grown ups but rather immerse the people into the water. And you could not immerse infants; you could drown them. The wording of pronouncement is also wrong. Then the whole water baptism is wrong, unscriptural. In fact, anyone that have been water baptized in this way are not baptized at all for it is not Scriptural. So every part of that R.C water baptism is totally wrong.
But since we have got the revelation of the true Christian baptism which is Scriptural, we know that it is true. So then, we are to water baptise people that are old enough to know that they are sinners and to be able to repent of their sins. Whether it is a child or a grown up, we are to water baptise them , everyone, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ which is the ONLY SCRIPTURAL BAPTISMAL FORMULA. Scriptures regarding water immersion, which means to be totally fully IMMERSED in water, are as follows:
"And Jesus when He was baptized went up straightway out of the water." ~ Matthew 3:16.
"And they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch and he baptized him." ~ Acts 8:38.
"Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death." (Romans 6:4) Baptism is a type of the burial of our sins.
Every person who was ever baptized in the Bible, and there are at least 8,012 of them mentioned, were ALL BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Acts 2:38 ;
Acts 4:10-12 ;
Acts 8:16 ;
Acts 10:48 ;
Acts 19:3-6
If you check Apostle Peter's teaching, and also see Apostle Paul's teaching ( for Apostle Paul was a messenger as well as an apostle of his era), you will see that both of them taught and practised water baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. If anybody can cast these two apostles' teachings out of the Bible, then they might as well cast the whole Bible away.
It is essential and important that we be very prayerful and careful to go by the Scriptures, rather than go by the traditions of man. Note Galatians 1:11-12, " But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." Read also Galatians 1:16, "To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:" And also take note of Galatians 1:8-9, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."
Therefore all gospel ministers who water baptised people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are cursed according to Apostle Paul's teachings, but they don't know they are cursed. Some people who are doubtful feel they would rather obey Jesus than Apostle Peter, but Acts 1:1-2, ( The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:) says that Jesus through the Holy Ghost gave commandments unto the Apostles ; also having given the keys of the kingdom to Peter. Read Matthew 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." Apostle Peter commanded the people to be water baptized in the NAME OF THE LORD ( Jesus Christ) over in Acts 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. " , and Acts 10:48, " And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days."
The Spirit revealed and made very clear to the Apostles that the Name (not titles) of the the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost was the Lord Jesus Christ.
In addition to the 8,012 people who were mentioned previously, we see in Acts 18:8, that after hearing Paul's teaching, Crispus, the chief ruler of the Synagogue believed on the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed and were baptized. We know Paul taught water baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ as in Acts 19:1-7, where the Ephesus believers who hab been baptized unto the baptism of John the Baptist were rebaptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus after hearing Paul's teaching on the matter.
Again, in addition to the 8,012 sould mentioned, we see Philip, when in Samaria, water baptized a number of people in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and even Simon the sorcerer was baptized.
Acts 8 King James Version (KJV)
8 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
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.
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.
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:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
With regard to the words which Jesus spoke as recorded in Matthew 28:19, " baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost", Father, Son and Holy Ghost are all titles, not names. There are countless numbers of "Dads" who are called "Father" every day, but this is just a title and each one of these "Fathers" have their own respective individual Name.
The revelation of the NAME of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost is the LORD JESUS CHRIST . Note that in Isaiah 9:6, the Son shall be called "The mighty God, The everlasting Father,"
Isaiah 9:6 King James Version (KJV)
6: 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.
In John 5:43, Jesus said, " I am come in my FATHER'S NAME."
John 5:43 King James Version (KJV)
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.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO PHILLIPIANS 2:9-11.
Philippians 2:9-11 King James Version (KJV)
9 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;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Note especially verse 11, which says every tongue should confess to that NAME. Every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord and His Name which is Jesus Christ, is the NAME above every name.
Over in Colossians 3:17, Apostle Paul taught that "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him." And if we thank God for our daily bread in the Name of Jesus; pray for the sick in the Name of our Lord Jesus; cast out demons in the Name of Jesus Christ; greet the saints in the precious Name of Jesus Christ; etc., how much more ought we to take the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in water baptism. In the "deed" of water baptism, by total immession into the water, the believer does so in "word" as well, confessing and accepting the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Today's date : We know that we are now living in a day of preparation for those who will be in the Bride's Rapture. The living elements of the Bride of Christ will accept all Scriptural Truths that are revealed in the the Bible, but those people who don't care or indifferent whether they are in the Bride or not, will believe fables and traditions of man. All church denominational people will be against such BAPTISM for in order to accept it, they will have to admit and confess that their present status quo denominational teaching is wrong, and this they will not do.
However, those souls who will make up the Bride will be open to receive all instruction in righteousness of God and open for correction as well. We must be corrected if we are truly children of God. We must allow ourselves to be corrected by the Word of God. God is in His Word. Those who have not His Word are not in Him.
If we seriously take time to look up the above Bible verses of Scriptures and pray about them, certainly the Lord Jesus Christ will reveal His Word to us. It is essential that we make sure our lives are lived in full obedience to the Word.
For more
For about 330 years after Christ, everybody was water baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Roman Catholics, then organized and became a denomination, and started to water sprinkling (not baptism) over the forehead in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Reference to any Church History Book will prove this. But there are a few particular which may be found in the public library.
Dictionary of the Bible - Scribners - Vol.1, Page 241.
Canney Encyclopedia - Page 53.
New International Encyclopedia - Vol.22, Page 476.
Dictionary of the Bible - James Hastings.
History of Baptism
Clik Herehttp://www.angelfire.com/la2/prophet1/historyofbaptism.html
There are other references that you may be able to check up on. These works, and the others that I am not taking space to list here, prove that Water Baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost is a TRADITION OF MAN, NOT THE WORD OF GOD, started by the Roman Catholic Church, and carried on by almost all other denominations after her. THIS IS AN ERROR AND A FALSE BAPTISM.
As we know, after the Roman Catholic (RC) Church had gone on some hundred of years, Martin Luther, one of the RC monks, saw many errors in their ways, but continued to baptise people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Around year 1525, the Anabaptists saw that it was wrong to water baptise infants, and began to immerse only grown ups, adults. ( Source: "The Growth of the Christian Church", by Nichols, Page 231).
In the 1700's John Wesley received more spiritual light on the Scriptures, but he continued the R.C. water baptism formula , which was in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Then 'Pentecost' came and people were filled with the Holy Ghost, but the majority of the people hung on to the same thing, and it has been going on like that. So for more than1600 years we have had a water Baptism which was not the one formula used at the beginning ― it started right the Early Church Apostles, but the Roman Catholic Church changed it.
The R.C. Church changed the water baptism formula that was originally used, and they also changed the method or mode of water baptising. After Apostles Paul, Peter, Jesus Christ and other early Church fathers were gone, the R.C. Church began to baptise people by sprinkling water on the little children's forehead and using the title "name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost".
In the Bible, Acts 2:38 we read "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins", but how can an infant repent when he does not know what sins are or that he is a sinner? What part of the R.C. water baptism is wrong? It is all wrong! Every part of it is wrong. There is no such thing in the Bible. Does the Bible say to water baptise infants when they don't know they are sinners and can't repent? The method or mode of water baptism is wrong also for we do not sprinkle infants nor grown ups but rather immerse the people into the water. And you could not immerse infants; you could drown them. The wording of pronouncement is also wrong. Then the whole water baptism is wrong, unscriptural. In fact, anyone that have been water baptized in this way are not baptized at all for it is not Scriptural. So every part of that R.C water baptism is totally wrong.
But since we have got the revelation of the true Christian baptism which is Scriptural, we know that it is true. So then, we are to water baptise people that are old enough to know that they are sinners and to be able to repent of their sins. Whether it is a child or a grown up, we are to water baptise them , everyone, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ which is the ONLY SCRIPTURAL BAPTISMAL FORMULA. Scriptures regarding water immersion, which means to be totally fully IMMERSED in water, are as follows:
"And Jesus when He was baptized went up straightway out of the water." ~ Matthew 3:16.
"And they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch and he baptized him." ~ Acts 8:38.
"Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death." (Romans 6:4) Baptism is a type of the burial of our sins.
Every person who was ever baptized in the Bible, and there are at least 8,012 of them mentioned, were ALL BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Acts 2:38 ;
Acts 4:10-12 ;
Acts 8:16 ;
Acts 10:48 ;
Acts 19:3-6
If you check Apostle Peter's teaching, and also see Apostle Paul's teaching ( for Apostle Paul was a messenger as well as an apostle of his era), you will see that both of them taught and practised water baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. If anybody can cast these two apostles' teachings out of the Bible, then they might as well cast the whole Bible away.
It is essential and important that we be very prayerful and careful to go by the Scriptures, rather than go by the traditions of man. Note Galatians 1:11-12, " But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." Read also Galatians 1:16, "To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:" And also take note of Galatians 1:8-9, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."
Therefore all gospel ministers who water baptised people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are cursed according to Apostle Paul's teachings, but they don't know they are cursed. Some people who are doubtful feel they would rather obey Jesus than Apostle Peter, but Acts 1:1-2, ( The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:) says that Jesus through the Holy Ghost gave commandments unto the Apostles ; also having given the keys of the kingdom to Peter. Read Matthew 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." Apostle Peter commanded the people to be water baptized in the NAME OF THE LORD ( Jesus Christ) over in Acts 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. " , and Acts 10:48, " And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days."
The Spirit revealed and made very clear to the Apostles that the Name (not titles) of the the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost was the Lord Jesus Christ.
In addition to the 8,012 people who were mentioned previously, we see in Acts 18:8, that after hearing Paul's teaching, Crispus, the chief ruler of the Synagogue believed on the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed and were baptized. We know Paul taught water baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ as in Acts 19:1-7, where the Ephesus believers who hab been baptized unto the baptism of John the Baptist were rebaptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus after hearing Paul's teaching on the matter.
Again, in addition to the 8,012 sould mentioned, we see Philip, when in Samaria, water baptized a number of people in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and even Simon the sorcerer was baptized.
Acts 8 King James Version (KJV)
8 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
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.
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.
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:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
With regard to the words which Jesus spoke as recorded in Matthew 28:19, " baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost", Father, Son and Holy Ghost are all titles, not names. There are countless numbers of "Dads" who are called "Father" every day, but this is just a title and each one of these "Fathers" have their own respective individual Name.
The revelation of the NAME of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost is the LORD JESUS CHRIST . Note that in Isaiah 9:6, the Son shall be called "The mighty God, The everlasting Father,"
Isaiah 9:6 King James Version (KJV)
6: 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.
In John 5:43, Jesus said, " I am come in my FATHER'S NAME."
John 5:43 King James Version (KJV)
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.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO PHILLIPIANS 2:9-11.
Philippians 2:9-11 King James Version (KJV)
9 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;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Note especially verse 11, which says every tongue should confess to that NAME. Every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord and His Name which is Jesus Christ, is the NAME above every name.
Over in Colossians 3:17, Apostle Paul taught that "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him." And if we thank God for our daily bread in the Name of Jesus; pray for the sick in the Name of our Lord Jesus; cast out demons in the Name of Jesus Christ; greet the saints in the precious Name of Jesus Christ; etc., how much more ought we to take the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in water baptism. In the "deed" of water baptism, by total immession into the water, the believer does so in "word" as well, confessing and accepting the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Today's date : We know that we are now living in a day of preparation for those who will be in the Bride's Rapture. The living elements of the Bride of Christ will accept all Scriptural Truths that are revealed in the the Bible, but those people who don't care or indifferent whether they are in the Bride or not, will believe fables and traditions of man. All church denominational people will be against such BAPTISM for in order to accept it, they will have to admit and confess that their present status quo denominational teaching is wrong, and this they will not do.
However, those souls who will make up the Bride will be open to receive all instruction in righteousness of God and open for correction as well. We must be corrected if we are truly children of God. We must allow ourselves to be corrected by the Word of God. God is in His Word. Those who have not His Word are not in Him.
If we seriously take time to look up the above Bible verses of Scriptures and pray about them, certainly the Lord Jesus Christ will reveal His Word to us. It is essential that we make sure our lives are lived in full obedience to the Word.
For more
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