In What Way Do We Baptise Correctly?
1) Direct Answer
We baptize by immersion in water, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, after repentance and faith. Not using titles, but calling the one saving Name over the believer.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The command and pattern: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…” (Acts 2:38). That is how the church began, and they never changed it.
- Samaria: “They were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Acts 8:16).
- Gentiles: “He commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord” (Acts 10:48).
- Ephesus: Those already baptized another way were re-baptized “in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Acts 19:5).
- Personal appeal: “Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16).
- Mode: Baptism pictures burial and resurrection—so it is immersion. “We are buried with him by baptism” (Romans 6:4).
- Authority: “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17). “Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name” (Luke 24:47). “There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
- Matthew 28:19 says “in the name” (singular) of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The apostles, with their understanding opened (Luke 24:45), carried that out by calling the revealed Name—Jesus Christ.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Now notice: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are titles of the one God. A title is not a name. The Bible never records anyone being baptized by saying the titles only. Every example shows them invoking the Name of Jesus Christ.
- You see, it’s not three Gods and it’s not three names. It’s one God who was above us as Father, with us in the Son, and now in us by the Holy Ghost. The revealed covenant Name that carries that authority is Jesus Christ.
- Baptism is for repentant believers. Infants cannot repent or believe; sprinkling does not picture burial. Immersion does.
4) Short Reinforcing Statement
If you were baptized only in the titles, be baptized again in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the apostolic way, the Bible way, and God honors His Name.
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Ordination
62-1104E §8
Someone has always accused me by being Jesus Only. Jesus Only in the baptism, using the name of Jesus Christ, I certainly agree with that. But when you're baptized unto regeneration, I cannot believe that, that water forgives sins. No. I believe the blood of Jesus Christ atones for sin. So, not baptism unto regeneration; but baptism unto confession. Your baptism is your confession that you believe that this inward work of grace has been done. Therefore, I go with the Baptist people when they say, coming into the Ba...
Questions and Answers
59-0628E §91
So don't... See, truth can only come one way, brother. Now, I'm not saying that the people who baptize people in the name of Jesus Christ is all going to hell. I don't say that. God is the Judge; let Him do whatever He wishes to, but there is no legal Scriptures in the Bible for anybody to be baptized in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Paul commanded everyone that was baptized any other way than the name of Jesus to come and be baptized over again in the name of Jesus, and said, "If a angel from heaven com...
Questions and Answers
54-0515 §90
You see, you misunderstand it then. It's one God in three dispensations. The dispensation of the Fatherhood, Sonship, and Holy Spirit, it's the same God. And when He said, "Go baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit," it was Jesus Christ. And that's why we baptize in Jesus' name. Now look, let's get the baptisms here. The first time baptism was ever mentioned in the New Testament, was John the Baptist. Is that right? (I'll place this up here.) You see, you have to get your Godhead straighte...
Questions and Answers, Part 1
64-0823M §56
So I believe that the pattern has been laid down. Every person in the Bible was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Never one time was anybody ever baptized in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost. See? Never was anybody ever sprinkled; they were all immersed. So I believe that when you are actually... To your question, precious brother, I believe that when God knows your heart... There'll be thousands there that's been baptized in Jesus' name. You just go down a dry sinner and come up a wet one. See, see? But...
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
58-0928M §81
When Paul come through they listened at him watched him over there. He said, "That's very good; but have you received the Holy Ghost, you Baptists, since you believed?" "Oh," they said, "haven't we got it?" "Don't think so." "Well, why?" "Well, how was you baptized?" "Oh, we've been baptized. We've been baptized." "Well, who baptized you, and how was you baptized?" The Bible says "unto what?" The Greek---or the original says "unto how," and this says "unto what." Said, "What was you baptized?" In other words, "How...