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1 | Tim, Who did Paul call on (Acts 22:16)? | Matt 7:13 | Searcher56 | 9037 | ||
Tim ... In Acts 22:16, whose name did Paul call on? The God of our fathers or the Righteous One (vs. 14). Just an observation. Jesus did give a command - but no one apparently obeyed it exactly. So do we obey Him or follow the example of the church in Acts? Tradition can be wrong. Searching Scripture Steve |
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2 | Tim, Who did Paul call on (Acts 22:16)? | Matt 7:13 | Makarios | 9049 | ||
Good question, Steve: whose 'name' is Paul calling on? I believe that the phrase "in the name of" carries the meaning "by the authority of". If you see it in this light, then it is not important whose 'name' (the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit) that they are calling on, it is important to know by whose authority that Paul is baptizing in. And in this case, Paul is baptizing according to the authority of Jesus Christ. When demons are cast out, does Paul cast out demons in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit? He only uses the name of Jesus. But this is yet another example of using "in the name of" as a 'magic formula', thus misusing the name. By whose authority are people baptized and demons cast out? Jesus has been given authority by the Father, and that authority is distributed by the Holy Spirit (Mark 16:17, Acts 2:1-4). Therefore, the authority of Jesus not only encompasses that of the Father, but also that of the Holy Spirit. So I do not see any 'disobedience' on our part if we only mention "in the name of Jesus" in our liturgical practices of baptism or exorcism, and I do not believe that we are 'leaving out' the Father and Holy Spirit here, but the "authority of" (as seen in Matthew 28:19) that is referred to not only encompasses Jesus but also that of the Father and Holy Spirit. Jesus spoke at length on the question of authority that was brought to Him by the chief priests and elders of the people in Matthew 21:23-27.. See also Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-8. Blessings! Nolan |
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