Why did Peter command Jesus name baptism?

Because Christ is not divided - we have ONE God and His name is JESUS! (1 Corinthians 1:13)

Because Christ was CRUCIFIED for us! (1 Corinthians 1:13)

Because the fulness of the Godhead (not just a "person" among "three") dwells in Him in bodily form! (Colossians 2:9)

Because He has been given a Name above every other name, including Jehovah! (Philippians 2:9-11)

Because Peter was given the keys to the Kingdom and understood and obeyed the commission of JESUS perfectly in Matthew 28:19! (Matthew 16:19)

Because the Lord our God is ONE and His name ONE! (Zechariah 14:9)

Because ALL authority has been given to Him! Not just part, not just 1/3, but ALL! (Matthew 28:18)

How many verses support a Triune formula? Taken into consideration without comparing to any other Scriptures at all, one: Matthew 28:19. Taken into consideration WITH the whole of Scripture: NONE!

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Apostolic Believer in One God, JESUS

Matthew 28:19 was a command by Jesus to baptize in a NAME. The Apostles did not repeat the words of the command--they OBEYED the command. This is apparent in the following Scriptures:

"Then Peter said unto them,

Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:38).

"...they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Acts 8:16).

"And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord" (Acts 10:48).

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" (Colossians 3:17).

The Apostles and the early Church followed the command of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." Why does this text only mention "in the name of Jesus Christ"? We do not know exactly. Perhaps since everyone knows the real words used, Peter (or the author of Acts) was just abbreviating the phrase for brevity. With love in Christ.

Because baptism in the name of Jesus signifies acceptance of Him as Lord and Savior.

After Peter preached that Jesus was both Lord and Christ, he commanded baptism in His name (Acts 2:36-38). When his hearers accepted Christ's Lordship and Messianic role, they were baptized (Acts 2:41). When the Samaritans accepted Philip's preaching about Jesus, they were baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 8:12, 16).

Colossians 3:17

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Acts 4:12

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Philippians 2:9-11

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Ephesians 1:21

21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Water baptism is administered because of our past life of sin; it is for the "remission of sins" (Acts 2:38). Since the name of Jesus is the only saving name (Acts 4:12), it is logical that the name be used in baptism. Jesus Himself linked remission of sins to His name: "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem" (Luke 24:47).

Because he understood the command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 properly. Jesus never said to baptize in titles, but in the NAME (singular). The apostles rightly understood the titles Father, Son and Holy Ghost to refer to one person, one name. Thus, every single recorded Christian baptism in the first century was performed in the name of Jesus, not in the titles.

This can be seen in Acts 2, where the Jews were commanded to be baptized in Jesus' name, in Acts 8 where the Samaritans were baptized in Jesus' name, in Acts 10 where the Gentiles were baptized in Jesus' name, in Acts 19 where disciples of John the Baptist were re-baptized in Jesus' name, and in Acts 22, where Paul was instructed to be baptized to wash away his sins calling on the name of the Lord. In addition, Acts 4:12 tells us that Jesus is the ONLY name by which we must be saved, and Col. 3:17 tells us to do everything, word and action, in the name of Jesus.

The titles Father, Son and Holy Ghost all refer to Jesus, because in Jesus ALL the fullness of God dwelt bodily. (Col. 2:9)

On the Day of Pentecost, sinners asked the question, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" (Acts 2:37). The apostle Peter gave them the answer: "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:38). This verse reveals that the apostles baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and that baptism is for the remission of sins.

When Saul, later known as Paul, repented, Ananias instructed him, "And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and was away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord"

What is the name of the Lord?

Just a few days earlier, Paul had asked the same question: "Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest" (Acts 9:5). Paul later wrote, "No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost" (I Corinthians 12:3).

Jesus revealed Himself to Paul as the Lord. Paul knew about the Lord God of the Old Testament, but at that time he did not serve the Jesus of the New Testament. But he learned that the Lord of the Old Testament was the same Lord of the New Testament, and to his amazement the one Lord was Jesus.

When Philip preached the gospel in Samaria, those who believed "were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 8:16).

When a group of Gentiles received the Holy Spirit, Peter asked, "Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord" (Acts 10:47-48). As we have just seen, the name of the Lord is Jesus. Moreover, as translations such as the Amplified Bible and the New International Version indicate, the oldest Greek manuscripts we now have actually state here, "in the name of Jesus Christ."

Paul rebaptized the disciples of John at Ephesus in the name of Jesus. "He said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Acts 19:3-5). The Command of Matthew 28:19

Clearly the early church baptized everyone-Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles-in the name of Jesus. How does this practice harmonize with Matthew 28:19? First, Matthew 28:19 "in the name" not "in the names" or " in the titles or offices of God." The name that Matthew 28:19 describes is Jesus. So the apostles correctly understood converts in the name of Jesus.

The Bible does not tell us that we have life through the titles of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, but it tells us we have life through the name of Jesus. "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name" (John 20:31).

The Bible does not say that we are baptized into three different persons, but it says we are "baptized into Jesus Christ" (Romans 6:3-4). Specifically, we are "buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead" (Colossians 2:12). Conclusion

Shortly before His ascension Jesus gave the baptismal command found in Matthew 28:19 to the apostles. According to Luke 24:45, He also opened their understanding. A few days after His ascension, He baptized 120 waiting disciples with His Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. On this occasion, the apostles proclaimed to the multitude that everyone should be baptized in the name of Jesus ( Acts2:38).

The apostles understood that Jesus was the redemptive name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. They did not merely repeat those three titles, but they invoked the name to which those titles referred. The other preachers in the New Testament church, such as Philip, Ananias, and Paul, adhered to the same baptismal formula.

There are no contradictions in the Word of God. The New Testament teaches that we must be baptized "in the name" of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and that name we are to invoke at baptism is Jesus.

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Because he understood that Baptism in Jesus' name manifests complete faith in Jesus as our ONLY Savior and our ONLY access to God (John 14:6-11).

Baptism in the name of Jesus means baptism with His power and authority, and the way to invoke His power and authority is to invoke His name in faith. The authority represented by a name is always invoked by actually using the proper name.