Baptism in Jesus Name?

[GandalfTheWhite]

It was some neo-lutheran denomination… But I don’t remember. Im just going on what my mother was telling me…they don;t have the records because they were lost when the church was vandalized… but My mother had told me it wasn’t in the regular trinitarian formula…

Weird, I would also thing that the ‘classical’ protestants would go with the Trinitarian formula. I guess an exception proves a rule.

Anyways, as was already mentioned, don’t worry but speak to your priest as soon as possible.

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

A little history first, this is from the Didache, a very early church manual,

CHAPTER 7
Baptism

1 Concerning baptism, baptise thus: Having first rehearsed all these things, “baptise, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” in running water; 2 but if thou hast no running water, baptise in other water, and if thou canst not in cold, then in warm. 3 But if thou hast neither, pour water three times on the head “in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” 4 And before the baptism let the baptiser and him who is to be baptised fast, and any others who are able. And thou shalt bid him who is to be baptised to fast one or two days before.

earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-lake.html

Those who baptise in Jesus name only, belong to a system known as modalism or sabellism. They deny the doctrine of the Trinity outright. They believe that there is only one person in the godhead and that is Jesus. They use Acts 2:38 as their proof text for their mode of baptism, and ignore the clear directions given by Jesus himself in Matthew 28, and ignore the clear history given in the Didache.

Read Acts 2 for context, in this section of scripture the authority of Jesus is being emphasized. So, the person above who said, that it simply has to do with the authority of the teachers, Jesus is correct.

32God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. 33Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
" 'The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
35until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.” ’

36"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: **God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." **

37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."

40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

If, then, life comes in baptism, and baptism receives its completion in the name of Father, Son, and Spirit, what do these men mean who count this Minister of life as nothing? If the gift is a slight one, they must tell us the thing that is more precious than this life. But if everything whatever that is precious is second to this life, I mean that higher and precious life in which the brute creation has no part, how can they dare to depreciate so great a favour, or rather the actual Being who grants the favour, and to degrade Him in their conceptions of Him to a subject world by disjoining Him from the higher world of deity. Finally, if they will have it that this bestowal of life is a small thing, and that it means nothing great and awful in the nature of the Bestower, how is it they do not draw the conclusion which this very view makes inevitable, namely, that we must suppose, even with regard to the Only-begotten and the Father Himself, nothing great in Their life, the same as that which we have through the Holy Spirit, supplied as it is from the Father through the Son?

newadvent.org/fathers/2903.htm

**The statement of the Apostle, that all things are of the Father by the Son, does not separate the Spirit from Their company, since what is referred to one Person is also attributed to each. So those baptized in the Name of Christ are held to be baptized in the Name of the Father and of the Holy Spirit, if, that is, there is belief in the Three Persons, otherwise the baptism will be null. **This also applies to baptism in the Name of the Holy Spirit. If because of one passage the Holy Spirit is separated from the Father and the Son, it will necessarily follow from other passages that the Father will be subordinated to the Son. The Son is worshipped by angels, not by the Spirit, for the latter is His witness, not His servant. Where the Son is spoken of as being before all, it is to be understood of creatures. The great dignity of the Holy Spirit is proved by the absence of forgiveness for the sin against Him. How it is that such sin cannot be forgiven, and how the Spirit is one.

newadvent.org/fathers/34021.htm

XIV. Therefore the great Paul straightway taking her hand, went into the house of Philotheus, and baptised her in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Ghost. Then taking bread also he gave her the eucharist saying, Let this be to you for a remission of sins and for a renewing of your soul. Then the blessed Xanthippe, receiving the divine grace of holy baptism, returned to her own house, rejoicing and praising the Lord.

newadvent.org/fathers/1008.htm

 

[PC_Master]

I did forget to mention I am not educated, so if that matters I guess I am not the person to go to for anything.

That’s okay – as long as you have an open mind and are willing to learn as God teaches, it’s all good.

I guarantee you will get the best answers in these forums and nowhere else. People are hear [sic] to learn and come from different levels of understanding.
If you have “tough questions” I bet you will find someone around here who can answer them.

The problem is, while there are a few educated people on these boards, the truth is, most of the responses I’ve read are generally the same five lines of dogma, with no real proof to support them. That’s neither scholarship, nor openness to improvement. That’s “I’m going to defend my faith, no matter what,” not openness. If someone isn’t open to the truth, getting an argument from them is usually pretty pointless, and such is the case with many posters here.

Oh please dont go! I really hope you stay.

I appreciate the sentiment – I’m still here…for now.