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William Branham invited people to prove him wrong when he stated in 1957: | William Branham invited people to prove him wrong when he stated in 1957: | ||
:''Nowhere was we ever commanded to baptize, "In the name of the Father, and in the name of the Son, and name of the Holy Ghost," not nowhere in the Scriptures. It's a Catholic creed, and it's not for the Protestant church. '''I'll ask anybody to show me one Scripture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Come, show it to me, and I'll put a sign on my back, "A hypocrite, and a false prophet, a false teacher," and go through the streets.''' There's no such a thing. Never was anybody baptized that way. It's a Catholic creed, and not a Protestant doctrine.<ref> | :''Nowhere was we ever commanded to baptize, "In the name of the Father, and in the name of the Son, and name of the Holy Ghost," not nowhere in the Scriptures. It's a Catholic creed, and it's not for the Protestant church. '''I'll ask anybody to show me one Scripture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Come, show it to me, and I'll put a sign on my back, "A hypocrite, and a false prophet, a false teacher," and go through the streets.''' There's no such a thing. Never was anybody baptized that way. It's a Catholic creed, and not a Protestant doctrine.<ref>57-0825E, Hebrews, Chapter Two #2, para. 43</ref> | ||
So there is the challenge laid down by William Branham - Find one scripture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. | So there is the challenge laid down by William Branham - Find one scripture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. | ||
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What is clear is that, from the Biblical record, there was no emphasis on the exact words said during baptism… which disproves William Branham's claim. | What is clear is that, from the Biblical record, there was no emphasis on the exact words said during baptism… which disproves William Branham's claim. | ||
If I just say what the tapes say… which is what message ministers would love me to do… then by his own admission, William Branham was a false prophet. | If I just say what the tapes say… which is what message ministers would love me to do… then by his own admission, William Branham was a false prophet. | ||