Sunday, March 20, 2011
Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations: What does Jesus being God have to do with being bo...
Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations: What does Jesus being God have to do with being bo...: "(Matthew 28:19) One doesn’t have to know the total mystery of who Jesus is to be saved. The only thing a person needs to do is to have fai..."
What does Jesus being God have to do with being born again?
(Matthew 28:19)
One doesn’t have to know the total mystery of who Jesus is to be saved. The only thing a person needs to do is to have faith, believe in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized in Jesus name for remission of sins and receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
However, if a person wants to understand the operations of God, the mystery of the Gospel and why they were baptized in Jesus name, rather than the titles, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, they will have to search the scriptures to understand who Jesus is. They will find that the name of the Father is Jesus Christ, the name of the Son is Jesus Christ, and the name of the Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ. Once you understand who Jesus is; you will understand why Peter baptized the new converts in the name of Jesus Christ just as the Lord had instructed him to do in Matthew 28:19.
If Peter would have baptize in anything other than “Jesus name,” then the whole Bible would have been in error and our salvation would have been perverted. Why? Because Peter would not have followed the instructions of God (Jesus Christ).
Jesus said to baptize in his name in Matthew 28:19 and that’s exactly what Peter did in Acts 2:38. Paul said in Galatians, if anyone comes with any other gospel, let him be accursed.
Therefore, the name of Jesus, who is God and who was crucified for us, must be used in baptism which is the foundation of the born again experience (Acts 20:28). Therefore, we are to be baptized in God’s name, Jesus Christ, who is the “Rock” of our salvation. The power is in God’s name in both the Old and New Testaments.
This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations, A Revolution in Christian Thought and Philosophy, Every Person seeking to know more about God should read this book.
One doesn’t have to know the total mystery of who Jesus is to be saved. The only thing a person needs to do is to have faith, believe in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized in Jesus name for remission of sins and receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
However, if a person wants to understand the operations of God, the mystery of the Gospel and why they were baptized in Jesus name, rather than the titles, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, they will have to search the scriptures to understand who Jesus is. They will find that the name of the Father is Jesus Christ, the name of the Son is Jesus Christ, and the name of the Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ. Once you understand who Jesus is; you will understand why Peter baptized the new converts in the name of Jesus Christ just as the Lord had instructed him to do in Matthew 28:19.
If Peter would have baptize in anything other than “Jesus name,” then the whole Bible would have been in error and our salvation would have been perverted. Why? Because Peter would not have followed the instructions of God (Jesus Christ).
Jesus said to baptize in his name in Matthew 28:19 and that’s exactly what Peter did in Acts 2:38. Paul said in Galatians, if anyone comes with any other gospel, let him be accursed.
Therefore, the name of Jesus, who is God and who was crucified for us, must be used in baptism which is the foundation of the born again experience (Acts 20:28). Therefore, we are to be baptized in God’s name, Jesus Christ, who is the “Rock” of our salvation. The power is in God’s name in both the Old and New Testaments.
This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations, A Revolution in Christian Thought and Philosophy, Every Person seeking to know more about God should read this book.
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