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Date Posted: 09:18:54 07/15/00 Sat
Author: Scarborough Apostolic United Ministry
Subject: Re: my question is what is the History of Baptism

In the Encyclopedia Britannia, the 11th edition vol 3,
page 365-366 you will find this statement "The
baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus
Christ to the words Father, Son and Holy Ghost by the
Catholic church in the second century." Also from the
Encyclopedia Britannia, vol 3, page 82 "Everywhere in
the oldest sources it states that baptism took place
in the name of Jesus Christ." The Canney Encyclopedia
of Religion, page 53 states, The early Church always
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until the
developement of the trinity doctrine in the 2nd
Century.

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, vol 2, page
377, Catholics acknowledge that baptism in Jesus' name
was changed by the Catholic church. In addition,
Hastings Encyclopedia of Religions, vol 2, page 377
states "Christian baptism was administered using the
words "In the name of Jesus". From the same source,
page 378, "The use of the trinitarian formula of any
sort was not suggested in the early Church's history".
From the same volume, page 389; note that, baptism was
always in the name of the Lord Jesus until the time of
Justin Martyr, when the triune formula was used.
Hastings Encyclopedia vol 2, page 377 declares the
baptism in Jesus' name according to Acts ch 2 vs 38.

Now I have given you historical proof that since the
beginning, the Church baptized in the name of Jesus.
Were all the people that were baptized before the 2nd
century baptized wrong? Did the Lord call for a sudden
change in his plan of salvation?

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Re: Church-AND REPLY -- Lalthlamuana Hnamte, 11:42:54 06/14/01 Thu
Re: why was it changed -- Joe, 13:46:03 03/17/04 Wed