“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost...”
What are we to understand exactly by the baptismal formula, “Into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”?
This form of words occurs in the last chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19, where the Lord Jesus, just before his ascension, said to the eleven, “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (RV).
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Author: Philip Wale
Keywords: Father Son Holy Ghost, Father Son Holy Spirit, Trinitarian forumula, Trinity, Three in one, Triune, Baptism, Baptismal formula, Baptism Trinity, Baptism name, Word to use when baptizing, Baptised in what name, Baptized in what name, Baptized in the name, Baptised in the name, Baptized into Jesus, Baptised into Jesus, Baptized into Christ, Baptised into Christ
Bible reference(s): Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:5, Acts 22:16, 1 Cor. 1:12-15, 1 Cor. 10:1-2, 1 Jo. 5:7
Source: Philip Wale.
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