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Controversy over Jesus name
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:48
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Controversy over Jesus name
- The Biblical doctrine of baptism in Jesus name divided those who had received the Holy Spirit baptism into those who (1) took on the name of Jesus Christ in water baptism as the Bible teaches and, (2) those who held on to the man-made doctrine of baptism in the titles of Father, Son & Holy Ghost of the Roman Catholics.
- The Division began by the Assemblies of God organization who decided to keep the man-made trinity doctrine which came out of the reign of Emperor Herodotus
The Biblical doctrine of baptism in Jesus name
The Biblical doctrines of baptism in Jesus and the oneness of God in Christ are in many ways related. Throughout history and beginning with the first church started in Jerusalem, there have been Christian believers who baptized exclusively in Jesus name and who understood the fact that Jesus Christ is God manifested in human flesh (as shown by many Scriptures already discussed in this church timeline study). We would like to note that after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues, it is often times accompanied by the seeker gaining an illumination of Scripture. (“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. . . . When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth . . . He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you” John 14:26; 16:13-14)
The indwelling Holy Spirit plays a vital role in understanding and reestablishing the Biblical truth, including the full deity of Jesus Christ and the power of His name. (54. A History of Christian Doctrine Volume 3 by David K. Bernard) Thus, it is