Jesus' Name doctrine

Jesus' Name doctrine is a term used to describe a belief held by Christians who baptize using the "name of Jesus Christ" according to Acts 2:38, rather than the Trinitarian formula found in Matthew 28:19. Adherents to Jesus' Name baptism believe that since the Acts 2:38 formula is the only one practiced and referred to by the apostles in New Testament (primarily the book of Acts), only that formula alone should be used by all Christians.

The Jesus' Name doctrine is usually accompanied by the Oneness doctrine, which is the belief in what its adherents call the "Oneness" of God. Oneness adherents believe that God is a singular being, rather than a Trinity of persons, and they further believe that God has the New Testament name of Jesus. Thus, those in Oneness churches believe that "Jesus" is the proper name of God. However, not all who baptize according to the Jesus' Name doctrine necessarily adhere to Oneness theology.

 

 

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