'Blood of the Lamb'
Mat 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Just before our Lord went back to heaven, His final commandment was the Great Commission, whereby we are to reach all men with the gospel of Christ, and then make disciples of them by teaching them to observe all the commands, words and teachings of Jesus in both the Gospels and Epistles.
John 5:46 “For
if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. ”
In the OT, John the Baptist and even our Lord Jesus and His disciples taught the water baptism of repentance. Any Jew who accepted the water baptism not only believed Moses, but later also Jesus as his Messiah.
John 5:47 “But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
After the Jews had believed the gospel and were saved, they were baptized in the name of
1. God the Father
2. God the Son (Word made flesh)
3. God the Holy Spirit
This ensures Christians understand the Almighty God is One but reveals Himself to men as the Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity.
Jesus given
to His Son
Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
Jesus was the name given by the Father to His Son before He was even born to the virgin Mary.
John 17:12 While
I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name (Jesus). Those whom You
gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that
the Scripture might be fulfilled.
Jesus is God's name, which He gave to
His Son before His birth. Jesus, the Name above all names, is the only
name of our Almighty God. All His other so-called Names are just His
attributes.
John 17:26 And I have declared to them Your name (Jesus), and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Jesus the
Name above all Names
Phil 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Since God had exalted the name of Jesus above all names and that at the name of Jesus all knees in heaven must bow, it is clear that the name of our Almighty God (the Triune Godhead) is Jesus
Baptized in
the Name of Jesus
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Since Jesus is the name of our Almighty Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity, baptizing new believers in the name of Jesus is the same as baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Col 2:9 For in Him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
Power of
Jesus' Name
We thank God that He allows us to use the most powerful Name of Jesus to:
a. Cast out demons
b. Heal the sick
c. Perform miracles
d. Pray, intercede, praise, give thanks, fellowship and love God.
e. Call upon His Name in time of helplessness, confusions, despairs, worries and sorrow.
Mat 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Just before our Lord went back to heaven, His final commandment was the Great Commission, whereby we are to reach all men with the gospel of Christ, and then make disciples of them by teaching them to observe all the commands, words and teachings of Jesus in both the Gospels and Epistles.
In the OT, John the Baptist and even our Lord Jesus and His disciples taught the water baptism of repentance. Any Jew who accepted the water baptism not only believed Moses, but later also Jesus as his Messiah.
John 5:47 “But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
After the Jews had believed the gospel and were saved, they were baptized in the name of
1. God the Father
2. God the Son (Word made flesh)
3. God the Holy Spirit
This ensures Christians understand the Almighty God is One but reveals Himself to men as the Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity.
Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
Jesus was the name given by the Father to His Son before He was even born to the virgin Mary.
John 17:26 And I have declared to them Your name (Jesus), and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Phil 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Since God had exalted the name of Jesus above all names and that at the name of Jesus all knees in heaven must bow, it is clear that the name of our Almighty God (the Triune Godhead) is Jesus
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Since Jesus is the name of our Almighty Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity, baptizing new believers in the name of Jesus is the same as baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Col 2:9 For in Him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
We thank God that He allows us to use the most powerful Name of Jesus to:
a. Cast out demons
b. Heal the sick
c. Perform miracles
d. Pray, intercede, praise, give thanks, fellowship and love God.
e. Call upon His Name in time of helplessness, confusions, despairs, worries and sorrow.
