The formula used was ‘in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ’ or some synonymous phrase there is no evidence for the use of the trine name… The earliest form, represented in the Acts, was simple immersion….in water, the use of the name of the Lord, and the laying on of hands. The term “Trinity” was originated by Tertullian, a Roman Catholic Church Father. Therefore one being baptized in Jesus Name became his personal property. Payment was always made in the name of some person referring ownership. NAME was an ancient synonym for “person”. Justin Martyr was one of the early Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church. The use of a Trinitarian formula of any sort was not suggested in early Church history.īaptism was always in the name of Lord Jesus until the time of Justin Martyr when Triune formula was used. Here the Catholics acknowledged that baptism was changed by the Catholic Church.Ĭhristian baptism was administered using the words “In the name of Jesus”. The early church always baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until development of Trinity doctrine in the 2nd century. The baptismal formula was changed from the name of JESUS CHRIST to the words Father, Son, & Holy Ghost by the Catholic Church in the second century.Įverywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the name of Jesus Christ.
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