(Acts 19:1-5)
Paul asked some of the disciples if they had received the Holy Ghost since they had believed? They hadn't even heard whether there was any Holy Ghost. I feel, Paul couldn't understand why they hadn't heard of the Holy Ghost because he knew that when they were baptized, the baptizer should have told them they must repent, be baptized in Jesus name, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Upon hearing this, Paul asked them, unto what then were you baptized? They said unto John's baptism. Paul, explained John's baptism and what it meant. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
If you have been baptized in the titles of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, it’s time to get baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and not his titles. Therefore, you should find a preacher or Church that baptizes in Jesus name and get baptized again. Paul had saints re-baptized. Re-baptism is not a word that is found in the scriptures, rather, it is based on the actions of the apostles.
Paul and all of the apostles approved of the baptism in Jesus name because, to believers, it is a requirement of salvation. If you don’t understand what Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, then you should follow the example of Peter, Paul, and the apostles (Acts 10:48). God will honor the actions of his apostles because He personally taught them and they knew him as God, “The Christ” (Acts 19:1-5, Romans 6:3-4, Galatians 3:27, Colossians 2:12).
This is an excerpt from my book, "Understandingthetrinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. www.google.com Will Daniels
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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