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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, |
Subject: Jesus name baptism fulflls matt 28 |
Bible Note: Unfortunantly after looking at your article, Although I appreciate your time in trying to give me a answer that would be thoughtful and insightful and done in sucha aspirit of love I can do nothing but reject your findings. The Bible can be a difficult and complex book, however many times we are the ones that make it that way. What I have presented have been clear and concise scriptures. For instance Isaiah told us that He would be called wonderful,counsellor and "the Mighty God" Jesus said of Himself..."I AM" "if you have seen the me you have seen the Father" Thomas proclaims He is God and Jesus seems content with the title.......Paul tells us that in Him dwelleth the Fullness of the God head.....in other words in Jesus There was the Father-the Son and the Holy Ghost...again that is God breathed scripture and not some loose interpretation. These are a few of a great many verses that Jesus and others testified of. It is simple to see that Christ was a great orator and however He chose to word His teachings, they should be revered and understood. There are instances and I will include them (my work schedule does not permit me to do so at this time) where Jesus says The Father will send the comforter...and a few verses later Jesus says "I will send the comforter"...Whats the deal with that. The fact is Jesus was as Paul said the Father-the Son and the Holy Ghost.... To negate Mr. Boyds finding there are several instances where Jesus name baptism is seen in Acts and in each case the resemblance is strong........whether it means "in the authority of" or "for the sake of" is a mute point and really a contradiction to the argument Mr Boyd is struggling to make. We are told that His name is above all names We are told there is no other way to salvation but through His name. The fact of the matter is it is quite clear what Jesus meant when He gave his dissertation, the apostles upon recieving the Holy Spirit immediatly proclaimed this type of baptism...perhaps Peter made a mistake....what a rough way for te Holy Ghost to start His ministry huh? Perhaps it was as Hank says an abreviated version...this is highly unlikely and though I do not like Hank I would still think a man of his education could come up with a better one than that... What we have here is mere tradition.......We have been taught by the early rise of the catholic church to baptize in the titles... it is scripturally evident that this was not the way of the first church....we can argue all day long but the fact is God's word says what it says.... I suggest we all let loose of some traditional teachings and look at His word...GOD BLESS |