Were the apostles ever baptized in Jesus' name?

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Originally Posted by jfrog

So pretty much all we have is theorys of how they might could have been baptized? I guess it might also be possible that they weren't baptized in Jesus' name?

They were baptized in water under the authority of either Jesus Christ Himself (standing right there) or John the Baptist whose authority came from God Almighty and whose ministry pointed directly at the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Remember - and this is key to understanding several of the posts here, not just mine - the liturgy practiced by modern Oneness Pentecostals of carefully pronouncing the words "jzs" and "nm" is NOT the same thing as what the First Century apostles and disciples understood when they did something "in the name of the Lord" ... or in anyone else's name for that matter.

We have fixated upon reciting a creedal formula whereas the First Century church was set upon following the authority, practices and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

For OP's today - "in Jesus' name" means simply enunciating the prescribed syllables. In the First Century, it meant submitting one's life completely to the Master.

I know, most OP's today will complain that that's what they mean - in addition to their careful pronunciations and creeds. But in their zeal for the creed, they often loose sight of the actual practice and understanding of "whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus..." Colossians 3:17.

Also, in discussions like this - the whole thing keeps going back to "What syllables were pronounced" rather than, "Was Jesus Christ glorified as Lord and Savior?"

We do have only "theories" about what was pronounced at the First Century baptisms, but we have explicit statements and teachings from the apostles themselves about what was believed and how that Jesus Christ was glorified as Lord and Savior.