In the Encyclopedia Britannica, the 11th edition vol 3, page 365-366 you will find this statement "The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son and Holy Ghost by the Catholic church in the second century." Also from the Encyclopedia Britannica, vol 3, page 82 "Everywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the name of Jesus Christ." The Canney Encyclopedia of Religion, page 53 states, The early Church always baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until the development of the trinity doctrine in the 2nd Century.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, vol 2, page 377, Catholics acknowledge that baptism in Jesus' name was changed by the Catholic church. In addition, Hastings Encyclopedia of Religions, vol 2, page 377 states "Christian baptism was administered using the words "In the name of Jesus". From the same source, page 378, "The use of the trinitarian formula of any sort was not suggested in the early Church's history". From the same volume, page 389; note that baptism was always in the name of the Lord Jesus until the time of Justin Martyr, when the triune formula was used. Hastings Encyclopedia vol 2, page 377 declares the baptism in Jesus' name according to Acts ch 2 vs 38.
Now I have given you historical proof that since the beginning, the Church baptized in the name of Jesus. Were all the people that were baptized before the 2nd century baptized wrong? Did the Lord call for a sudden change in his plan of salvation?
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