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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind
Were the people baptized before the death of Christ baptized in the name of Jesus Christ or John's baptism?
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Originally Posted by Baron1710
It would make sense that it was in the name of Jesus. The practice was to be baptized in the name of the one you followed.
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This is purely speculative.
Besides...
1... There's nothing in scripture that says a man would be "baptized in the name of the one he followed"
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If that was indeed the case, those baptized by John would have been baptized in the name of John, an idea not found anywhere in scripture. Scripture says those baptized by him were baptized unto repentance. If they were baptized in the name of John, why wouldnt the scripture just say so?
3... Baptism into the name of Jesus was not shown as having taken place at any time before the day of Pentecost. So we really can't go around claiming, or implying, that it took place before then just because we think "it makes sense" to us.