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William Branham took the basic teaching from the Oneness movement on baptism and made it more restrictive. He effectively taught that there was only one baptismal formula - his followers were required to be baptized "in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." | |||
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:''Now, when you Oneness brethren just baptize in the Name of Jesus, there’s just many Jesuses; but there’s only…He was born Christ, the Son of God. He…That’s His Name, that’s what He is. Christ means “the anointed one,” Messiah, Christ. Now, “Jesus,” eight days later He was given the Name, Jesus, when He was circumcised. And He is our Lord. So He is our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s what He is. | |||
:''Now, show, that you’ll see that Peter had the revelation I’m trying to tell you, now look at these—these boxes on this side: Father, Son, Holy Ghost. That’s what Matthew said. Ten days later Peter said, “Lord Jesus Christ.” Now, see if these three titles isn’t three names, or—or, the one Name of the three titles. | |||
:''Now, look. Matthew said, “'''Father'''.” Is that right? The…Peter said, “'''Lord'''.” Now, David said, “The Lord said unto My Lord.” Now, they both said the same thing there, didn’t they? All right, “Thy Lord…Lord thy God is one God” is true. | |||
:''All right, now, '''Peter said, “In the Name of the Lord,”''' and '''Matthew said a title to that Lord, which was “Father.”''' Lord is what He is, all right. '''Matthew said, “Son.” Who is the Son? “Jesus,” said Peter.''' That right? All right, now, and '''Matthew said, “Holy Ghost.” Peter said, “Christ,” which is the Holy Ghost''', the Logos that went out of God. | |||
:''See? Father, Son, Holy Ghost, is the Lord Jesus Christ, the whole thing, exactly, the Lord Jesus Christ. So them are titles and not…There you are.<ref>William Branham, 61-0120 - The Water Baptism, para. 180-184</ref> | |||
:''When Matthew said, “Go ye therefore, teach all nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” How it’s been misinterpreted today, and say, “In the name of the Father, name of the Son, name of the Holy Ghost.” It’s not even written. It’s, “In the Name,” singular, “of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost.” Father is not a name, Son is not a name, Holy Ghost is not a name; it’s a title. Ten days later, Peter stood up and said, “Repent, every one of you, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ.” Then did he do what He told him not to do? He did what He told him to do. '''The Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is “the Lord Jesus Christ.”''' Every person in the New Testament was baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.<ref>William Branham, 65-0220 - God's Chosen Place Of Worship, para. 96</ref> | |||
:'''''Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are just titles.''' They are not names. That is why '''we baptize in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ''', for that is a name, not a title. It is the name of those titles, just like you take a new born baby who is a son and name him. Baby is what it is, son is the title, then you name him, John Henry Brown. You just don’t baptize in “Jesus Name.” There are thousands of Jesuses in the world and have been even before Jesus, our Saviour. But there is only one of them born the Christ, “Lord Jesus Christ.”<ref>William Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - 1 - The Revelation Of Jesus Christ</ref> | :'''''Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are just titles.''' They are not names. That is why '''we baptize in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ''', for that is a name, not a title. It is the name of those titles, just like you take a new born baby who is a son and name him. Baby is what it is, son is the title, then you name him, John Henry Brown. You just don’t baptize in “Jesus Name.” There are thousands of Jesuses in the world and have been even before Jesus, our Saviour. But there is only one of them born the Christ, “Lord Jesus Christ.”<ref>William Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - 1 - The Revelation Of Jesus Christ</ref> | ||