Biblical Answers
to Commonly Asked Questions On Water Baptism
FORMULA OF WATER BAPTISM continued:
Question 37: Does Colossians 3:17 have any relationship to water baptism? If so, how?
Answer: Colossians 3:17 does have a relationship to Water Baptism because this verse says: “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,...” (KJV). Of course, Water Baptism is done in both word and deed.
Question 38: Is it necessary to INVOKE the name of Jesus in order to preformed a thing in His name?
Answer: In a modern (Western) concept of “in the name of” one may not consider the naming of the authority as a necessary act. However, the Bible deals with Hebrew (Eastern) thought instead of modern (Western). In the Hebrew concept (which is the biblical concept) the naming of the authority a deed is performed in, is of the greatest importance. Notice that the Sadducees inquired of Peter and John as to the name or power by which the lame man was healed (Acts 4:7). Thus, the Hebrew concept was to equate name with power. (See Peter’s answer - Acts 3:16 and 4:10). How else is the world of men (Mark 9:38), and the world of spirits (Acts 19:13-15) to know the authority enforcing the command, if the said authority is not invoked?
Ac 4:7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?”
Ac 3:16 And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Ac 4:10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
Mk 9:38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”
Ac 19:13-15 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”
Question 39: Why is the INVOKED name of Jesus important in Water Baptism?
Answer: James, the Lord’s brother, is helpful in showing the importance of the INVOKED name of Christ in Water Baptism. James points out that the Church is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Amos concerning the rebuilding of the tabernacle of David. According to Amos this rebuilding of the tabernacle of David would require the INVOKING of the name of the Lord God over all Gentiles (Amos 9:8-12). This would be the materializing of Yahweh’s promise to be present wherever His name is recorded. (See Exodus 20:22, 24; Deuteronomy 12:11; First Kings 8:29 - 9:3; Second Chronicles 20:8-9). The New Testament concept is that the believer’s body is the temple of God, and just as the name of Yahweh was recorded upon the Jewish Temple, even so is His name recorded upon the TRUE Temple (i.e. the body of the believer). To this end James further taught (James 2:7) that this name of Yahweh i.e. Jesus, is called (invoked) upon the believer one time (such as, at Water Baptism; see the Amplified Bible on James 2:7). Vine’s Dictionary of the Bible states: “The phrase - baptizing them ‘into’ the name (Acts 8:16; Matthew 28:19) would indicate that the baptized person was closely bound to, or became the property of the one into whose name he was baptized.” See Acts 22:16 where the INVOKED name of Jesus is required for the removal of one’s sins. Compare Acts 22:16 with Question 62 which has Ephesians 5:26 in view. See, also, First Corinthians 6:11.
Answer: James, the Lord’s brother, is helpful in showing the importance of the INVOKED name of Christ in Water Baptism. James points out that the Church is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Amos concerning the rebuilding of the tabernacle of David. According to Amos this rebuilding of the tabernacle of David would require the INVOKING of the name of the Lord God over all Gentiles (Amos 9:8-12). This would be the materializing of Yahweh’s promise to be present wherever His name is recorded. (See Exodus 20:22, 24; Deuteronomy 12:11; First Kings 8:29 - 9:3; Second Chronicles 20:8-9). The New Testament concept is that the believer’s body is the temple of God, and just as the name of Yahweh was recorded upon the Jewish Temple, even so is His name recorded upon the TRUE Temple (i.e. the body of the believer). To this end James further taught (James 2:7) that this name of Yahweh i.e. Jesus, is called (invoked) upon the believer one time (such as, at Water Baptism; see the Amplified Bible on James 2:7). Vine’s Dictionary of the Bible states: “The phrase - baptizing them ‘into’ the name (Acts 8:16; Matthew 28:19) would indicate that the baptized person was closely bound to, or became the property of the one into whose name he was baptized.” See Acts 22:16 where the INVOKED name of Jesus is required for the removal of one’s sins. Compare Acts 22:16 with Question 62 which has Ephesians 5:26 in view. See, also, First Corinthians 6:11.
Amos 9:8-12 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord. 9 “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. 10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ Israel Will Be Restored 11 “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old; 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,” Says the Lord who does this thing.
Ex 20:22,24 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. 24 An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.
Ja 2:7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
Ac 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Eph 5:26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
1 Cor 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Question 40: Does not the statement, “in the name” mean “in the authority?”
Answer: In the Western thought the statement “in the name of” would be understood to mean “in the authority of,” but biblically it means so much more. (See Question 38.) In the biblical sense the very essence of a person is resident in his/her name. Therefore, the command to perform an act in the name of Jesus always included INVOKING His name.
Answer: In the Western thought the statement “in the name of” would be understood to mean “in the authority of,” but biblically it means so much more. (See Question 38.) In the biblical sense the very essence of a person is resident in his/her name. Therefore, the command to perform an act in the name of Jesus always included INVOKING His name.
Apostolically Speaking,
☩☩ Jerry L Hayes
(Mar David Ignatius)
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