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NASB | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, |
Bible Question (short): Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit? |
Question (full): How does Acts 2:38 "fulfill" Matthew 28's command? Unless one pre-supposes a modalistic, anti-trinitarian view that Jesus is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I do not see how this verse in any way fulfills the command. In addition, Christ commands his disciples to do the baptizing with this formula. He doesn't say that he is going to do it himself at Pentecost. It would seem unreasonable to me that Christ (a) commands the eleven to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and then (b) somehow fulfills this himself in Acts 2. Jesus is not the Father. Jesus is not the Holy Spirit. There are just two many passages in Scripture that would either make Jesus either schizophrenic or deceptive if it were so. --Joe! |