“In The Name Of...”

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

My husband is going to be baptized soon, and a relative told him to not let them baptize him in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We have both always heard that that’s the right way to baptize.  What do you think about it?

Sincerely,
Water Works

Dear Water Works,

That is exactly how you should be baptized.  ‘In the name of’ means ‘by the authority of’.  When someone is baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – they are being immersed in water by God's authority… as opposed to man's authority.  Acts 2:38 states that baptism forgives your sins, and 1 Pet 3:21 makes it clear that baptism by God's authority saves your soul.  When Jesus spoke to His apostles, He told them to make disciples and baptize those disciples in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19).

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