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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: Jesus' name baptism? |
Bible Note: I'd be glad to elaborate. First are we in agreement that the transliteration of the name JESUS is Jehovah-Saviour? John 5:43 'I am come in my Father's name" John 14 - "if you've seen me you've seen the Father" The jews biggest hangup was believing in the NAME, they could not believe that this carpenter was the one who 'declared'(John 17:26), manifested((John 17:6) and revealed the Father's name. Isaiah 9:6 'his name shall be called .... the everlasting Father..." There are more examples, but even historically we find that the trinitarian baptism was a much later development coming centuries after the beginning of the church. If the apostles invoked the name of Jesus during baptism - logically this is the name of the Father, son and Holy Ghost. Yes I am a oneness believer (Howbeit I was not raised that way). I believe God is a Spirit who throughout time has manifested himself in different ways and has different titles, but is still one 'person'. Jesus is the 'image' of the invisible God- Colossians 1:15 and the express image of His 'person' (singular) - Hebrews 1:1-3. I am sure you have heard the common phrase that there are three persons in the godhead, but that is inconsistant with Colossian chapter 2 which says that 'in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily'. Men say Jesus is in the Godhead, but the Bible says that the Godhead is in Jesus. Aside from that the only way we can make MT 28 and Acts 2 harmonize is if Jesus is the NAME. I hope Peter got it right don't you? And I don't say that sarcastically, I really mean that if the apostles didn't get it right after Jesus instructed them another 40 days after his resurrection concerning the things of the kingdom how could we even think to have a clue? Maranatha |