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Matthew 28:19 — "Baptize in the Name"

Whether the Trinitarian baptismal formula ('in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit') reflects Jesus's original words or a later liturgical development, and how it relates to Acts' 'in the name of Jesus' baptisms.

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Overall consensus81/100

Reformed Baptist Churches (1689 London Baptist Confession)

Reformed Baptist Churches (1689 London Baptist Confession)

Evangelical

Affirms

Baptism in Trinitarian name; formula central to valid administration

Reformed Baptists affirm Matthew 28:19 Great Commission prescribes Trinitarian formula. Believers baptized in the name of Father Son Holy Ghost as proper words.\n\n1689 Confession affirms credobaptism by immersion. Trinitarian formula considered essential to proper administration. Reformed Baptists understand this formula as divinely prescribed.

Scripture References

Sources

  • 1689 London Baptist Confession Chapter 29
  • Second London Baptist Confession (1689)
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