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NASB | Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Subject: Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? |
Bible Note: My take on this is that "in the name" of always means "authority". We know that Christ said "all power is given me in heaven and in earth." That is authority. Then, he passed that authority onto His church. That authority came from God the Father, through His Spirit, through His Son. You did say something there that I disagree with heartily. You said that the church was "created" in Acts 2, on the day of Pentecost. I believe the Scripture teaches otherwise. Let me give you a few reasons I believe the church was founded before Pentecost. 1) The literal meaning of church (ekklesia) means "a called out assembly." Christ called out His assembly early in His ministry. 2) They preached the gospel prior to Pentecost(Mat. 10:14, Luk. 10:1-17). 3) They baptized prior to Pentecost(Jhn. 4:1,2). 4) They received the Lords' Supper prior to Pentecost(Mat. 26:26). 5) They had an ordained ministry prior to Pentecost(Mrk. 3:14). 6) They had been taught (by Christ) about church discipline prior to Pentecost (Mat. 18:15-17). Christ actually uses the word "church" in this passage. 7) They had Christ as their Head before Pentecost(Jhn. 13:14). 8) They had a membership of 120 prior to Pentecost (Act. 1:15). Notice the people saved on Pentecost were "added to them" (Act. 2:41). 9) They had a business meeting and elected officers prior to Pentecost (Act. 1:15-26). 10) They had a treasurer prior to Pentecost (Jhn. 13:29). 11) They had the Great Commission prior to Pentecost (Mat. 28:19,20). 12) Christ was building His church prior to Pentecost (Mat. 16:18). 13) The Bridegroom was with His bride (the church) prior to Pentecost (Jhn. 3:29, Eph. 5:22-23, II Cor. 11:2). 14) Christ sang in His church prior to Pentecost (Mrk. 14:26; this was in fulfillment of Psa. 22:22; see Heb. 2:12). 15) There is NO Scripture anywhere to indicate that the church began at Pentecost. 16) Prior to Pentecost they were a body of baptized believers banded together by His authority to carry out the will of Jesus Christ. This is a church. I hope this helps all who read. God bless you and yours. |