Water Baptism - A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven By - Scripture And History Confirmed By The Lives Of Saints Who - Were Never Baptized With Water by James H. Moon
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originated since Peter's time and is a human invention and has no divine
authority. Neither the apostles nor first Christians could have understood that Christ commanded them to baptize with water nor that he prescribed any formula therefor, otherwise they would have used this formula and have referred to this command as authority for their subsequent water baptism. But so far as Scripture informs, no one in those early days ever did baptize with water in the name of "The Father, Son and Holy Spirit," nor ever heard of such formula. Sometimes they baptized in the name Jesus, Lord or Christ, but never one word about the Father nor the Holy Spirit.[34] Some baptized without formula, or if they did use formula it was not considered of sufficient importance to mention.[35] They baptized with water before Christ gave them their commission, and continued to baptize in the same way after, which is another proof that their authority for water baptism did not originate in Christ's command.[36] Nearly thirty years after Christ, some believers who were fervent in Spirit and instructed in the ways of the Lord, continued to baptize with John's baptism and we don't know how much longer it continued.[37] When was Christ's command first quoted as authority for water baptism? Not in apostolic times, not until long after. When did man first presume to baptize with water, in the name of the |
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