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1 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | charis | 257 | ||
Apparently the apostles baptized in the name of Jesus. Was this a revelation from the Holy Spirit after Jesus said in Matthew 28:19 to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? | ||||||
2 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | Nehemiah | 4603 | ||
Jesus said, I come to you in my father's name. If his name was Jesus then what was his father's name if he comes in his father's name. He also said that He was the word manifest, he was the right hand of the father, etc. Get the correlation. Jesus came in his fathers name. So what other name could we be baptized in besides the name of Jesus. | ||||||
3 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 4612 | ||
Nehemiah: Hairsplitting or Heresy? "The Oneness insistence that the words "in Jesus name" have to be said over a person while he or she is being baptized is also without scriptural justification. When this phrase is used in Acts (e. g., 10:45-48), it only means "in the authority of" or "for the sake of." It is not a formula (which is why it never occurs the exact same way twice in Acts). "We are commanded to do all things "in the name of Jesus," but this obviously does not mean we have to say "in Jesus name" before we do anything (Col. 3:17). Again, the Jews baptized people "in the name of" many things (Mt. Gerizim, a rabbi, etc.), but they placed no significance on saying these words while performing the ceremony. "Finally, Jesus tells us to baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 28:19), and there is simply no reason to think that Jesus was here cryptically referring to Himself. The fact that next to no one throughout history has understood Jesus to be doing this itself shows that either the Oneness interpretation is wrong, or Jesus is a very poor communicator (and on a point which supposedly affects our salvation!). It was arguments such as these that led me out of Oneness Pentecostalism, and — when combined with a loving, nondefensive approach — I have found them to be very effective in helping other Oneness believers as well." This article by Gregory A. Boyd first appeared in the Spring 1991 issue of the Christian Research Journal. CRI, P.O. Box 7000, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 ------------------------- P.S. You other folks out there, save your anti-Hanegraaf messages. I'm not going to be drawn into a dispute in which I defend Hank Hanegraaf. He doesn't need my defense. His ongoing ministry speaks for itself. Hank has admirably taken a stand for Bible truth and against cultic error, heresy, and apostasy. (I am not calling the Oneness people a cult. Nor am I calling them heretics or apostates. I'm just saying they are in error regarding this doctrine.) |
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4 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | charis | 4619 | ||
Dear JVH0212, I read with great interest the quote from Gregory A. Boyd. As I have stated on many occasions, I am not Oneness Pentecostal or Jesus-only. Nor do I have anything 'against' Jesus' command in Matthew 28. How could anyone negate His words? However, the above article is obviously a 'knee-jerk' diatribe against the opposite foolishness of the Jesus-only denial of the reality of a Tri-une God. I see both as bigoted swings of a pendulum, emotional, not spiritual. Both have sincere purpose, but sincerity does not make us right. Mr. Boyd's comment that "We are commanded to do all things "in the name of Jesus," but this obviously does not mean we have to say "in Jesus name" before we do anything (Col. 3:17)" suggests that we do not have to do anything in Jesus' name! This would fly in the face of the 18 times that Jesus said "In My name" in the Gospels! The Lord was clearly speaking of the Trinity, but also (just as clearly) speaking of the authority that the Father had granted Him. Mr. Boyd goes on to say that the Jews "placed no significance on saying these words." The name of Jesus is not just another word! I rarely get riled, but this statement is stupid. As to asking you to defend Hank Haegraaf, I wouldn't think of it :-) Just because someone has a successful ministry does not make him right on every subject. I will continue to pray in the name of Jesus, in the name of the Lord Jesus, in Jesus' name. I will also trust that He knows my heart when I follow the example of the saints in the Book of Acts and baptize new believers, praying in the name of Jesus. After all, it is a prayer, a supplication to God, not a 'formula.' (Note: once I was taught that a baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit was wrong. I have repented from that position.) Blessings, dear brother, in Jesus' name, charis |
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