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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
If someone is baptizing with the understanding that they are doing so in the authority of the name of Jesus Christ, although they follow the traditional formula passed on to them, have they met the requirement of Jesus Christ to baptize in His name [authority]?
Was it Saul who was to call on the name of the Lord or Ananias, who baptized him?
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That's a good question, but are they obeying the truth if they believe they have to have that triune formula repeated over them? Does it matter if that part is not the truth as long as they believe they are being baptized in Jesus name? And do they really believe they are being baptized in Jesus name if the preacher is using a Triune formula?
Which begs another question...just what is "Apostolic" then if then name only infers an unspoken authority? Would that not imply many Trinitarians are Apostolic?