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Originally Posted by Tim Rutledge
Acts 2:38 says that repentance and baptism in Jesus name is FOR the remission of sins. How do you interpret that?
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in the name of has always ment in the authority of
this doesnt mean that some one has to call that over your baptism. that is just a oral envocation. while i do prefer it, if remission of sins was based on someone stating a line over you as your dunked under water. then the power to remit sin would be dependant on another mans vocal chord and not your faith.
So i like to interpret it, the way ananias told Paul, why do you tarry? Get up be baptized washing away your sin, ----- get this (calling on the name of the Lord)
at pauls baptism he was instructed to call upon the name of the Lord. So i believe and the greek supports it, it is a 1st person calling upon the name of the Lord Jesus and not some one stating it over you as you get lowered into water.
and lets say your right and im wrong, which Line do you use?
In the name of Jesus Christ
In the Name of the Lord Jesus
or what about the one that says they were baptized in the Name of the Lord, and didnt even use the name Jesus.
do we use the greek name Iesous
do we use the Hebrew name Yeshua
do we use the arabic Name Isa
I am all for baptism in Jesus name, i just dont preach that it must be something another man says over you to have your sins remitted.
To be honest i had recieved the Holy Ghost and for all you Op (with evidence of speaking in tounges) way before i was ever baptized in Jesus name.
according to the word I had recieved the promise of God, i was given a Spirit of adoption, I was placed in the Body of belivers, i was sealed unto the day of redemption.
but i was still considered in my sins cause i had not been baptized in Jesus name with some one speaking his name over me at the time. Was i forgiven?
so was i a carnal sinner with the Spirit of God or did God deposit His Spirit in me before i was baptized?
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