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NASB | Acts 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 19:5 After hearing this, they were baptized [again, this time] in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
Subject: Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? |
Bible Note: Hi, Natasha; You can claim that my belief is something I have been taught. To make that claim, you have to continue to ignore the scriptures I have provided because they are the basis of my belief. You claim that no one else saw Jesus' baptism, but Luke says "When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too". But you ignored that scripture as well. Your most telling statement is this: "There is One God, not three". That tells me that you simply do not understand the Trinity doctrine. That is probably because you have been taught to believe that the Trinity doctrine says there are three Gods. It doesn't. But once again, you ignored what I said in my last post "there is indeed only one God". That is what the doctrine says. One God. I'll ask you once more to explain the presence of three distinct divine persons at Jesus' baptism. Let's look at Luke 3:21-22 since he describes the same scene but includes "all the people" as well. Did Jesus as the Holy Spirit descend bodily on himself? Did Jesus speak as God the Father from heaven and announce that he (Jesus) was his (God's) own son and that he was well pleased with himself? Jesus taught the truth; why did he construct this elaborate deception? Can you provide a biblical answer to these specific questions? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |