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==What does the scriptural witness tell us?== | ==What does the scriptural witness tell us?== | ||
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. | 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. As opposed to what William Branham taught, there is certainly no requirement that when a person is baptized, the words must be spoken over them... "I baptize you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." | ||
==When did the baptismal formula change?== | ==When did the baptismal formula change?== | ||