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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I strongly disagree with this statement. Every Oneness Apostolic I've ever met has believed the same thing about baptism: That at some point in the baptism the words "In Jesus' name" should be spoken. How people lead up to that or parse it isn't part of doctrine; it's personal preference.
Do you believe that's the important part? "In Jesus' name?" Or, if as you say, there are several different baptismal formulas (within the oneness movement), which one do you believe is correct?
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when I said that there is no single/one UPCI teaching on water baptism I meant two things:
1. not every UPCI person believes sins are not washed away until a person has been baptized in water with the "correct" formula or words spoken.
2. There is disagreement over the proper "formula" or "incantation"
1. There are still people in the UPC who believe sins are forgiven/remitted/washed away prior to water baptism.
There are people in the UPC that believe sins are forgiven at repentance but not remitted or washed away until water baptism.
There are people in the UPC that believe that a person's sins are not remitted until water baptism is done "properly" and the person has spoken with tongues.
2. Some teach a "triune" name for a "triune" God. Some teach that "Lord" is the name of the Father; "Jesus" is the name of the Son; "Christ" is the name of the Holy Ghost and therefore unless the triune name "Lord Jesus Christ" is spoken/incanted over a person at baptism, not all three facets/manifestations/offices/etc are honored equally and the baptism is not valid.
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