Heres my first post to you.
You are accusing me of being full of pride because of this article.
Titus, post: 1267799, member: 16744"]Are they charismatic, penetcostal?
The God-head is ancient teaching not modern.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion.....
God refers to Himself as Us, Our image.
Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us,....
Jesus teaches in His commission to baptize in the name of who?
Matthew 28:19
All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus never even used Jesus as the name one is baptized into.
Jesus taught we are baptized into Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Jesus is not teaching this is a spoken formula that is said during baptism.
By Jesus saying to baptize them in the name of... means by Gods authority.
Verse 18 says all authority has been given to Me. Jesus is teaching it is by Gods authority that we teach the gospel.
It is by Gods authority that we baptize in Jesus' gospel.
The baptism in Jesus' gospel does not require a spoken name to be said in order for the baptism to be according to Gods commandments.
Nowhere in Jesus' gospel is it commanded that the baptizer speak Jesus' name during the baptism.
Nothing wrong with the baptizer saying something similar to,
"I baptize you in the name of Jesus" or
"I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit"
Also it would be acceptable to God if the one doing the baptizing said nothing, only did the physical act of immersing them in water.
Peter did not preach one must say "in the name of Jesus I baptize you" in Acts 2:38.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, Repent and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Peter taught that the baptism is in the name of Jesus Christ. Meaning by His authority.
Peter did not teach that the baptizer must say this phrase, "I baptize you in the name of Jesus"
Jesus Himself taught to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Therefore Jesus does not require that the phrase "In Jesus' name I baptize you" be said.
The apostle Philip baptized the Ethiopian Eunch in Acts 8.
What did the baptizer Philip say?
He said nothing right before he baptized the eunch.
Acts 8:26-37-39
Then Philip said, if you believe with all your heart you may. And he(Ethiopian Eunch) answered and said,
"I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God".
So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so the eunch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
Philip never said Jesus' name by mouth when he baptized the eunch.
There is no commandment in the new testament that teaches we must say Jesus' name before one is baptized.
What is required is that the person being baptized understands that their baptism is the baptism commanded in Jesus' gospel. And this obedience to be baptized is by Jesus' authority.
Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Jesus' baptism because it is commanded by Jesus in His gospel.
Where is the pride that you accuse me of?
Is stating my beliefs my position make me prideful? No.
If that were true.
Then everyone on here is full of pride.