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1 | 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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2 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | soluod | 36179 | ||
Matthew 28:19, "eis" meaning "into" or "unto." This is the command of Christ. However, what did He mean? Did He intend for His words to be repeated, or did He intend for us to baptize in the actual "name of the Son"? The fact that Peter preached Acts 2:38 the way he did indicates that the actual name of the Son was intended to be understood. All will agree that "the name of the Son" is Jesus. Acts 2:38, "epi" meaning "on" or "upon," probably properly translated "in," with this proviso that it must be understood as "on." This is a command, to a group of Jews who were acknowledging their guilt, and asking (in effect), "You say that we have crucified our own Messiah, and we acknowledge that. But what do we do now?" Acts 8:16, "eis" again. This is an example of baptism, not a command for it. Acts 10:48, "en" meaning "in" This is a command. Acts 19:5, "eis" again. Again, this is an example of how Paul baptized (or re-baptized, since they already had been baptized according to John's baptism, perhaps by John the Baptist himself). Following the verses above, and believing strongly that the apostle Peter was inspired by the Holy Spirit in his preaching in Acts 2, every person I have ever baptized has been baptized in, or into, the name of Jesus Christ. In doing this, I believe strongly that I have obeyed the intent of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19. I will continue to do this until someone can show me with scripture (not tradition of the church) that I am mistaken. I would be interested in what others may have to say. Email me, so I can come back to this site to check out your posts. BiblemanJMD@yahoo.com. Please include the site address in your email. All of these different prepositions give a different connotation to baptism in Jesus's name. But the common element in all these verse is the use of the name of Jesus. |
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