TRUTH Or

TRADITION
 THE
TRUTH OR TRADITION OF
What are the correct words to
be used for water baptism ?
 Affusion
comes from the Latin
word “affusio”, meaning
to “pour on”.
 Baptism
comes from the Greek
word “baptizo”, meaning
to “immerse”.
• BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA
11th Edition, Vol. 3, pg. 365-366
The baptismal formula was
changed from the name of Jesus
Christ to the words Father, Son &
Holy Ghost by the Catholic Church
in 2nd Century.
• CANNEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
RELIGION pg. 53
The early church always baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus until
development of Trinity doctrine in
the 2nd Century.
Matthew 28:19
19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.
Matthew 28:19
19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
• HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
RELIGION Vol. 2, pg. 378
The early church always baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus until
development of Trinity doctrine in
the 2nd Century.
Jesus Himself in
Matthew 28:19
commanded that we
baptiza in a NAME.
Matthew 28:19
19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
Father, Son & Holy Ghost
are not names but these
are TITLES of the One
True God.
Acts 4:12
12 Neither is there salvation
in any other: for there is
none other name under
heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.
Peter was given the keys
to the kingdom by Jesus in
Matthew 16:19, and used
these keys to open the
door to salvation in Acts
2:38.
Mark 7:13
13 Making the word of God of
none effect through your
tradition, which ye have
delivered: and many such like
things do ye.
John 17:17
17 Sanctify them through
thy truth: thy word is
truth.