Matthew 28:19 — "Baptize in the Name"

Moravians affirm Matthew 28:19 as Jesus's command to baptize in the Trinitarian name. This passage supports the Moravian practice of administering baptism 'in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.'

The Moravian church practices both infant baptism (of children of believing parents, as a sign of God's grace and the child's place in the covenant community) and believer's baptism (of adult converts). Baptism is understood as an outward sign of the Holy Spirit's inward work. For Moravians, both practices reflect the desire to include all in the community of grace while honoring both infant baptism's sign-character and believers' baptism's expression of conscious commitment.