The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son, & Holy Ghost by the Catholic Church in the second century. BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA 11TH edition, Vol 3, Pg 365-366
Everywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the name of Jesus Christ. BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 3, Pg 82
The early church always baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until development of Trinity doctrine in the 2nd century. CANNEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF 1 RELIGION Pg 53
Here the Catholics acknowledged that baptism was changed by the Catholic Church. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 2, Pg 263
Christian baptism was administered using the words "In the name of Jesus." HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 377
The use of a Trinitarian formula of any sort was not suggested in early Church history. HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 378
Baptism was always in the name of Lord Jesus until the time of Justin Martyr when the Triune formula came into use. HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 389
Justin Martyr was one of the early Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 8
NAME was an ancient synonym for "person." Payment was always made in the name of some person referring ownership. Therefore one being baptized in Jesus Name became his personal property. "Ye are Christ's." HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 377 on ACTS 2:38
The term "Trinity" was originated by Tertullian, a Roman Catholic Church Father. NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 22, Pg 477
The formula used was 'in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ' or some synonymous phrase; there is no evidence for the use of the trine name . . . The earliest form, represented in the Acts, was simple immersion . . . in water, the use of the name of the Lord, and the laying on of hands. To these were added at various times and places which cannot be safely identified, (a the triune name is atributed to Justin) . . . ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION AND ETHICS (1951), II, 384, 389
The evidence . . . suggests that baptism in early Christianity was administered, not in the threefold name, but 'in the name of the Lord Jesus'. INTERPRETERS DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE (1962) I, 351
At first baptism was administered in the name of Jesus, but gradually in the name of the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT (Otto Heick) (1965), I, 53
One explanation is that the original form of words was 'into the name of Jesus Christ.' Baptism into the name of the Trinity was a later development. HASTINGS DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE (1898), I, 241
“The Trinitarian baptismal formula . . . was displacing the older baptism in the name of Christ.” A HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Williston Walker, (1947), Pg 58
“The New Testament knows only baptism in the name of Jesus . . . , which still occurs even in the second and third centuries.” THE NEW SCHAFF-HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE (1957), I, 435
Persons were baptized at first 'in the name of Jesus Christ' . . . or 'in the name of the Lord Jesus.'. . . Afterwards, with the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, they were baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.' CANNEY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIONS (1970), Pg 53
“It is natural to conclude that baptism was administered in the earliest times 'in the name of Jesus Christ,' or in that 'of the Lord Jesus.' This view is confirmed by the fact that the earliest forms of the baptismal confession appear to have been single – not triple, as was the later creed.” ENCYCLOPEDIA BIBLICA (1899), I, 473
The Trinitarian formula and trine immersion were not uniformly used from the beginning . . . Baptism into the name of the Lord was the normal formula of the new Testament. In the 3rd century baptism in the name of Christ was still so wide spread that Pope Stephen, in opposition to Cyprian of Carthage, declared it to be valid. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA 11TH edition, (1910), Vol 2, Pg 365
The account of scripture alone is sufficient, but beyond the scripture the overwhelming evidence attests to the fact that Christian baptism as commanded by Jesus and carried out by Christ’s chosen apostles is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and was changed after the apostolic age by those of the false church. Baptism in the titles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost is a post-biblical, non-christian practice in which parishioners are baptized into the Roman Catholic Church. Anyone that has not been baptized in Christian baptism (in the name the Lord Jesus Christ) according to the Scripture should hasten to the water.
Everywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the name of Jesus Christ. BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 3, Pg 82
The early church always baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus until development of Trinity doctrine in the 2nd century. CANNEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF 1 RELIGION Pg 53
Here the Catholics acknowledged that baptism was changed by the Catholic Church. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 2, Pg 263
Christian baptism was administered using the words "In the name of Jesus." HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 377
The use of a Trinitarian formula of any sort was not suggested in early Church history. HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 378
Baptism was always in the name of Lord Jesus until the time of Justin Martyr when the Triune formula came into use. HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 389
Justin Martyr was one of the early Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 8
NAME was an ancient synonym for "person." Payment was always made in the name of some person referring ownership. Therefore one being baptized in Jesus Name became his personal property. "Ye are Christ's." HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION Vol 2, Pg 377 on ACTS 2:38
The term "Trinity" was originated by Tertullian, a Roman Catholic Church Father. NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol 22, Pg 477
The formula used was 'in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ' or some synonymous phrase; there is no evidence for the use of the trine name . . . The earliest form, represented in the Acts, was simple immersion . . . in water, the use of the name of the Lord, and the laying on of hands. To these were added at various times and places which cannot be safely identified, (a the triune name is atributed to Justin) . . . ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION AND ETHICS (1951), II, 384, 389
The evidence . . . suggests that baptism in early Christianity was administered, not in the threefold name, but 'in the name of the Lord Jesus'. INTERPRETERS DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE (1962) I, 351
At first baptism was administered in the name of Jesus, but gradually in the name of the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT (Otto Heick) (1965), I, 53
One explanation is that the original form of words was 'into the name of Jesus Christ.' Baptism into the name of the Trinity was a later development. HASTINGS DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE (1898), I, 241
“The Trinitarian baptismal formula . . . was displacing the older baptism in the name of Christ.” A HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Williston Walker, (1947), Pg 58
“The New Testament knows only baptism in the name of Jesus . . . , which still occurs even in the second and third centuries.” THE NEW SCHAFF-HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE (1957), I, 435
Persons were baptized at first 'in the name of Jesus Christ' . . . or 'in the name of the Lord Jesus.'. . . Afterwards, with the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, they were baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.' CANNEY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIONS (1970), Pg 53
“It is natural to conclude that baptism was administered in the earliest times 'in the name of Jesus Christ,' or in that 'of the Lord Jesus.' This view is confirmed by the fact that the earliest forms of the baptismal confession appear to have been single – not triple, as was the later creed.” ENCYCLOPEDIA BIBLICA (1899), I, 473
The Trinitarian formula and trine immersion were not uniformly used from the beginning . . . Baptism into the name of the Lord was the normal formula of the new Testament. In the 3rd century baptism in the name of Christ was still so wide spread that Pope Stephen, in opposition to Cyprian of Carthage, declared it to be valid. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA 11TH edition, (1910), Vol 2, Pg 365
The account of scripture alone is sufficient, but beyond the scripture the overwhelming evidence attests to the fact that Christian baptism as commanded by Jesus and carried out by Christ’s chosen apostles is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and was changed after the apostolic age by those of the false church. Baptism in the titles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost is a post-biblical, non-christian practice in which parishioners are baptized into the Roman Catholic Church. Anyone that has not been baptized in Christian baptism (in the name the Lord Jesus Christ) according to the Scripture should hasten to the water.