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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: Dear JVH0212, I read with great interest the quote from Gregory A. Boyd. As I have stated on many occasions, I am not Oneness Pentecostal or Jesus-only. Nor do I have anything 'against' Jesus' command in Matthew 28. How could anyone negate His words? However, the above article is obviously a 'knee-jerk' diatribe against the opposite foolishness of the Jesus-only denial of the reality of a Tri-une God. I see both as bigoted swings of a pendulum, emotional, not spiritual. Both have sincere purpose, but sincerity does not make us right. Mr. Boyd's comment that "We are commanded to do all things "in the name of Jesus," but this obviously does not mean we have to say "in Jesus name" before we do anything (Col. 3:17)" suggests that we do not have to do anything in Jesus' name! This would fly in the face of the 18 times that Jesus said "In My name" in the Gospels! The Lord was clearly speaking of the Trinity, but also (just as clearly) speaking of the authority that the Father had granted Him. Mr. Boyd goes on to say that the Jews "placed no significance on saying these words." The name of Jesus is not just another word! I rarely get riled, but this statement is stupid. As to asking you to defend Hank Haegraaf, I wouldn't think of it :-) Just because someone has a successful ministry does not make him right on every subject. I will continue to pray in the name of Jesus, in the name of the Lord Jesus, in Jesus' name. I will also trust that He knows my heart when I follow the example of the saints in the Book of Acts and baptize new believers, praying in the name of Jesus. After all, it is a prayer, a supplication to God, not a 'formula.' (Note: once I was taught that a baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit was wrong. I have repented from that position.) Blessings, dear brother, in Jesus' name, charis |