Baptism in the name of Jesus

== Theology ==
Most adherents of the Jesus' name doctrine assert that baptism in the name of Jesus is the proper method, and most (but not all) feel that baptism "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" is invalid because Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not ''names'' but ''titles''.<ref name="fp123">{{cite book| last1 =Patterson| first1 =Eric| last2 =Rybarczyk| first2 =Edmund| title =The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States| publisher =Lexington Books| year =2007| location =New York| pages =123–124| isbn = 978-0-7391-2102-3}}</ref> Alternatively, the name of the Son is Jesus, so it is argued the actual name Jesus should be used; Jesus is the name of the Son, and arguably also the name of the Father and Holy Ghost.

There are a number of [[Nontrinitarianism|nontrinitarian]] scholars who claim that the development of baptism "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" is a post-Apostolic Age interpolation and corruption and that the "Trinitarian" clause in Matthew 28:19 was added in the 2nd/3rd century.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Singular "Name" of Matthew 28:19 is Not Theologically Significant|url=https://www.onenesspentecostal.com/Matthew28_19SingularName.htm|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.onenesspentecostal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ritchie|first=Steven|date=2016-10-22|title=The DIDACHE – Can We Trust It?|url=https://www.apostolicchristianfaith.com//post/2016/10/22/the-didache-can-we-trust-it|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Apostolic Christian Faith|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130234012/https://www.apostolicchristianfaith.com/post/2016/10/22/the-didache-can-we-trust-it |archive-date=2020-11-30 }}</ref> They cite as evidence that no record exists in the [[New Testament]] of someone being baptised with the Trinitarian formula, using literal interpretation. While this view supports those who baptise in Jesus' name, this point is not heavily contested. Those who assume the authenticity of Matthew 28:19, explain the command is correctly fulfilled by baptising "in ''the name'' of Jesus Christ."