Acts 16:14-15
Lydia gets baptized. This scripture doesn’t mention the baptism in Jesus name. However, we know that there is only one Lord, one faith and one baptism. Therefore, based on the preaching and teaching of Paul, we know that Lydia was baptized in Jesus name. All of the apostles including Peter, preached that one should be baptized in the name of the One Lord of heaven and earth – Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:36, Acts 19:1-5). Therefore, through deductive reasoning, we know that Lydia would have been baptized in Jesus name. There were others, such as the keeper of the prison, who were baptized in the name of the Lord.
Acts 16:27-33
Keeper of the prison gets baptized. The keeper of the prison was in charge of all the prisoners including Paul and Silas. After seeing the miraculous way in which God freed Paul and Silas, the jailer wanted to know what he could do to be saved. First Paul said, you must believe on the Lord Jesus and the jailer and his household would be saved. Once a person believes, then he would have no problem getting baptized in Jesus name. Paul, who was baptized in the name of the Lord, Acts 22:16, took the jailer and all his associates and baptized them in the name of the Lord according to the teachings of the apostles. Refer to other baptisms in Jesus name in Acts. In order to fully understand the scriptures, one should search the scriptures daily for understanding.
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