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1 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22296 | ||
EXEGESIS: I am a member of a group who meet once a week to do exegetical studies of God's word. We recently looked at the terms "in the name of" and "into the name of" and what the original Greek preposition was. It was interesting to see that in Acts the word was 'eis' and in Matthew it was 'en'. The first implies "entry into" and the second implies "on the foundation of" or "by the authority of". When you see this you see that the phrases are not contradictory but rather complementary. We are baptised "into" the name of Christ "by the authority" of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. | ||||||
2 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22298 | ||
OOPS again. In Mathew the word is 'eis' (into) and in Acts it is 'epi' (upon or on). 'En' (in) is also used in other contexts with similar construction. Please forgive my error. Tim |
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3 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | charis | 22310 | ||
Dear Tim, Greetings in Jesus' name, and welcome to the forum! We all OOPS! :-) This was one of my first posts! After quite a bit of discussion, and some side trips to 'Jesus Only' and 'Oneness' bents, I am still trusting that the name of Jesus has a very special meaning. I have yet to be convinced away from water baptism in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins and the circumcision of heart. I am not *against* baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I simply see that most of the examples we have, the actual fulfilment of the Lord's command in Matthew is baptism in the name of (the Lord) Jesus (Christ) in the book of the Acts of the Apostles. This is what they did. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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4 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22313 | ||
Right. Saying the words "in the name of Jesus" is the example we see in practice in the first century. The fact that the words "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" were not said does not mean that the baptism did not take place in their name as well! In Him Tim |
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5 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | charis | 22318 | ||
Dear Tim, Greetings in the name of Jesus! I have to disagree with you here. The Bible does not say that the saints baptized in the Book of Acts while *saying the words* "in the name of Jesus." This is irreverent. I guess that you are trying to 'prove' that *saying the formula* "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" is the true and correct way to baptize. They were baptized in the name of Jesus, exactly as our Bible says. Your argument that 'it is not recorded but it does not mean it was not done' is pretty thin logic. That could be said about virtually anything! Finally, the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is not *their* name. Those are His names! I believe very much in the Triune nature of God, sometimes called the Trinity. But God is One. This is where that 'Oneness' folks say we believe in three Gods. Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |
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6 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22323 | ||
I think you have misunderstood me. I think we actually agree but I am possibly just expressing myself badly. Jesus said we were to baptise in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost. Peter said be baptised in the name of Jesus. Ultimately, as you point out, this is the same thing. Tim |
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7 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | charis | 22335 | ||
Dear Tim, Greetings in Jesus' name! And I apologize if I assumed too much! :-) Indeed, there is sufficient Biblical support for either baptism in the name of Jesus or baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Obedience to the command and the example, in conjunction with faith toward God will produce the fruit that God promises. I am aware that post-Bible tradition favors the Book of Matthew. I also note that the Apostle's Creed says nothing of baptism, the Athanasian Creed, while lifting up the doctrine of the Trinity, does not specify baptism, and the Nicene Creed acknowledges one baptism, but does not specify into what name. My conclusion is that Jesus desires, even commands water baptism by immersion. (by deinition) Baptism has to do with the forgiveness of sins. Baptism could be considered the New Testament 'sign of the covenant,' or the circumcision of heart as promised by Moses in Deuteronomy 30:6, commanded by the prophet in Jeremiah 4:4, and confirmed in the New Testament in Romans 2:29 and Colossians 2:11-13. Peace in Christ Jesus, charis |
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