Questions & Answers
Questions 134 (COD Page 603)
A minister friend of ours baptizes in the name of “Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Would we be held responsible for not telling him of his error?
36 I believe, as a Christian, as a duty, and if he is a personal friend of yours...Not to pick an argument with him; if you do that, then you’re not right, your–your spirit’s not right. But if you love that brother, which you must, because you said, “A minister friend.” Then...No names is signed to any of these notes, I do not know who they come from, these questions.
37 Now, I would advise you, whoever it is, if this minister friend baptizes like this, and you visit his home and so forth, I would just–I would just mention the question sometime. And that might give you...Just talk up to it, just keep talking around about, around about; and let the Lord open it up, and then it’s the Lord telling you to do it. See? Just wait till the Lord opens up the question. Then you say to him, you say, “Brother, I just wonder, in the Scriptures of Matthew 28:19 and Acts 2:38, and continuing on, is there some contradiction there? Could you explain why that one said here, ‘Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,’ and the other one said, ‘The Name of Jesus Christ’?”
38 Now–now, don’t try...If you’re not really a student, and you don’t know what you’re talking about, better leave it alone. See? You just tell him, say, “Well, I wish you would come up...” If he seems to be sincere, say, “Wonder if you’d meet our pastor or someone and discuss it?”
39 I tell you, it’s a deep thing. See? Don’t take it upon yourself, because you might wind yourself around. And if you...Now, if you know what you’re talking about, and firmly settled and know the Scriptures, all right. But don’t offend him, for whatever you do, don’t offend him. See? Don’t bring offense, just tell him that...
40 And, of course, he is in error. That’s true. The man is in error when he baptizes like that. Any man that baptizes in the name of “Father, Son, and Holy Ghost” is Scripturally in error. That’s right.
Question number three.