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Though many traditions vary, this prayer is usually recited with the Sign of the Cross gesture, which is typically done by bringing the thumb, index and middle finger together (representing the trinity) and touching the forehead while saying, "In the name of the Father," then touching the lower chest while saying, "and of the Son," then ...
It is a formula that asserts equal divine status of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, for the "name" here denotes the very reality of Divinity, for only God saves and this salvation is accessed through the baptism (Mark 16:16) which is in the Name of the mentioned Three.
The position in the question, that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is not original to Matthew 28:19 is held today by very few scholars. Those that do point to a quotation from the early church historian Eusebius. In Demonstratio 3.6, he replaces "name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" with "my name."
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Jun 19, 2017 · I believe Jesus is a shared covenant name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. What we are doing is incomplete. To be complete, we could say, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Feb 29, 2016 · Essentially, we are asking God, the Father and God His Son (Jesus) and God, the Holy Sprit for his grace and power over all of our being when saying this prayer. It represents the Trinity where we acknowledge God’s existence as three distinct persons, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
We read in Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" The disciples or Apostles who all knew Jesus personally recognized the name of the father.
Thus when someone is baptized, it is okay to say, “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” or “in the name of Jesus Christ” or “in the name of the Lord Jesus.” To insist on some precise wording misses Jesus’ point in Matthew 28:19 that baptism is complete and total identification and allegiance to God the Father ...
Aug 17, 2018 · There we have the Triune God: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit; the Three in One, all part of and inseparable from each other and together constituting the entity, God. They all are God, and God is all of them.
The forms and rituals of the various churches vary, but Baptism almost invariably involves the use of water and the Trinitarian invocation, "I baptize you: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
