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The Baptismal Formula: Difference between revisions
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What is clear from the scriptural references is that there was no "magic formula" for water baptism. There are no exact words that are required to be spoken. There is certainly no requirement that when a person is baptized, the words must be spoken... "I baptize you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." | What is clear from the scriptural references is that there was no "magic formula" for water baptism. There are no exact words that are required to be spoken. There is certainly no requirement that when a person is baptized, the words must be spoken... "I baptize you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." | ||
==When did the baptismal formula change?== | |||
=The Historical Record of the Church= | =The Historical Record of the Church= | ||