# Acts 2:38 is still in my Bible - why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 12, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451 "2017-08-12T17:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451/21 "2017-08-13T11:33:19Z")
The Salvation Army is another Christian sect that doesn’t Baptize in water. But they and the Quakers believe in a _spiritual_ Baptism. A few modern Christian groups believe that Baptism is a Jewish ceremony like circumcision and don’t practice it. Some early Church writers paid little to no attention at all to Baptism. Apparently it wasn’t a big thing for many Christians before 300AD. Remember: Any statement that starts with "As a Christian I believe … " is almost certainly going to end up not being universal. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451/22 "2017-08-13T13:38:45Z")
[imagining a scene in _Life of Brian_] No no no … it’s about repenting … we must repent first and follow His holiness best by repenting !!! … repent your idolacy of sandal worship … ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451/23 "2017-08-13T16:20:50Z")
> [@cwthree](#): > > Ah, that makes sense. It’s not about baptism _per se_, but about the things that are supposed to go along with baptism. Thanks for explaining that. You’re welcome. DISCLAIMER: Of course, I could be thoroughly and completely wrong about the driver’s intentions. But from where I sit, this is the most reasonable explanation. ---
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451/24 "2017-08-13T17:00:40Z")
I’d go with 1 Corinthinans 13:11, though I should probably double check to make sure no one’s torn the page out. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451/25 "2017-08-13T18:24:35Z")
My guess is that it’s actually not just Pentecostal, but Apostolic or “Oneness Pentecostals”. They do not believe in the Trinity, but a single God who can be in different forms. They say that one God’s name is Jesus, and believe in baptizing in the name of Jesus only, instead of other verses that say to baptize “in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” It’s a big Scripture for those folks. The logic is that, since it says both things, the two statements must be equal. And thus Jesus is “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Not only “the Son.” That said, they do tend to believe in the Pentecostal tradition of Speaking in Tongues and such, so the other part is probably right, too. In fact, I have direct experience with these folks, but I’m not sure it fits in here to talk about it. I got a crash course when they tried (and thought they succeeded) in converting me. I will say this much–it involved fast talking and assuming my trying to understand what they were saying was me agreeing with them. And, of course, a baptism “in the name of Jesus,” since I’d previously only been baptized with the traditional Trinitarian formula. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acts-2-38-is-still-in-my-bible-why/793451.md?page=1)