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发帖数: 1911 | 1 Matthew 28:19
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the F
ather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
Problem:
Since the passage mentions the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit this is
taken to mean that the one God exists in three divine Persons.
Solution:
This passage makes no mention of the alleged co-eternity, co-equality or co-
substance so hard pressed by the trinitarian.
The baptismal formula given here by Jesus is unique by naming the Father, So
n and Holy Spirit.1 In the Acts of the Apostles and Paul's letter's the corr
esponding formula is simply "baptized into (the name of) the Lord Jesus." (A
cts 2:28; 8:16; 19:5; Romans 6:3; Galatians 3:27). It can be inferred then t
hat the latter formula was a type of "shorthand" for the fuller one in Matth
ew's account and that Jesus is the focus of "the Name" (Acts 4:12).
Jesus was given this name by God (Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:4) and there
fore it was not his inherently but something given to him by the greater (Jo
hn 14:28). The name was given to him after his crucifixion and therefore he
didn't possess it from the beginning. This is why in Revelation 3:12 he call
s it his "new name."
Likewise, in the verse beforehand Jesus said, "All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18). The Father is the one who has given
him this power (John 3:35; 17:2; 1 Corinthians 15:28) and he could have done
nothing without it (John 5:30; 8:28).
Why then are the three mentioned here together? The simple fact is that thes
e three play an important role for a disciple.
"But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned u
s; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a gu
arantee." (2 Corinthians 1:21-22)
"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctificat
ion of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Chris
t: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." (1 Peter 1:2)
It is God the Father who has used Jesus Christ and his Spirit to work in the
life of a believer. There is no equality here but God the Father as being s
uperior by his working through Christ and the Spirit.
Footnotes:
This is the only place that the Holy Spirit could possibly be said to have a
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: Matthew 28:19
: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the F
: ather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
: Problem:
: Since the passage mentions the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit this is
: taken to mean that the one God exists in three divine Persons.
: Solution:
: This passage makes no mention of the alleged co-eternity, co-equality or co-
: substance so hard pressed by the trinitarian.
: The baptismal formula given here by Jesus is unique by naming the Father, So
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