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==When did the baptismal formula change?== | ==When did the baptismal formula change?== | ||
When was the first person baptized in the Trinitarian baptismal formula? Again, we don't know. But it was certainly hundreds of years earlier than the date proposed by William Branham. Could it have been that some were baptizing in the Trinitarian formula during the time of the disciples? That is definitely possible. Again, we just don't know and it is impossible to arrive at any | When was the first person baptized in the Trinitarian baptismal formula? Again, we don't know. But it was certainly hundreds of years earlier than the date proposed by William Branham. Could it have been that some were baptizing in the Trinitarian formula during the time of the disciples? That is definitely possible. Again, we just don't know and it is impossible to arrive at any definitive conclusion. | ||
==Reference to Polycarp== | ==Reference to Polycarp== | ||